october festing munich she's millions of tourists flocking to the bavarian capital every year. new couch stieg enjoys the masses for the world's biggest buf estable. but the rest of the year is something to offer to the close correlation officer travel tips for summer. and she has no shortage of ideas for winter either welcome to this check in special all about munich.

this year i will be one of at least $5000000.00 visitors to the october fest in munich i'm looking forward to the fun rights and party tents and of course i want to try the typical october 1st beer. this will be a long day that's for sure. of course when you go to the october fest if you want to look the part traditional costumes are really popular during october fest. for. women have to do in the woods and the men have fled the past its leader who was. in the lead it was a little. this special of course so do you only see them at october 1st or will you

see them at the office too watauga. sit in that if you want to in this region later has an unjust war interest. with the cotton get tourists like to wear them to get into the swing of things and i'm told to fish that but isn't done for us and they're just a pair of pants we'd wear on an ordinary day. talking. about you would look like a real very emboldened by you to show you all of. that thanks alex. so now i'm ready to go check out the festival one tip if you come here to take public transportation it's much faster.

there's a lot going on here early in the morning so let me talk to a few visitors while you from. imam musa in texas all right and when you hear us celebrate the super bowl it's the 1st time you're here yet you have to stop and all dress up or dressed up yeah we're going to go this is how the germans dress it up yes actually we do ok. what do you like about october fest if you just look around you have this fear there trouble 1st is one of a kind because of it. everything here is about having fun but that doesn't mean it's only both here the october fest is a real fun fair with rights in games and some of them have a long tradition for example throwing it to. it's.

for this right here it's called how did lucas get the lucas of course i've got to try it. but it was then what do i need to do not to look like a fool so that's the guy well you have to position yourself for i nominate and then it's just like any other hammer the same principle if you take the hammer keep the back of the hand loose with the whack it nice and flat on the right in the middle and that's the most important part and the rest is easy ok i stop and that's as i get the picture. yeah all right. it's harder than it looks.

here's another classic bumper cars these small electric cars aren't easy to steer but there are lots of fun even or maybe specially when you crash bumper cars have to stay true to their roots not like other fun rights which keep getting higher and faster but they're very popular. to discus family has operated these bumper cars at the october fest for years. and this is mr this is do you remember your 1st october 1st from within the iraqi or yeah by my 1st october 1st i was just a kid we loved it but it was quieter than not as wild and hectic as it is not the guns all take to should visit says the concession that will not butter cars have been a. around for about 100 years so why are they still popular. that isn't some

of it's not the whole there are a few things that make bumper cars special sit the 1st of all you're driving yourself you can go wild i'm 39 a small chain one over here like my legs and then 2 people can ride in a single car at the same time so you can ride someone else to ride along anytime you want eyes you can eat outside but i not make them do it in there is the element of seeing and with being seen on the flirting and all that is not all that is part of the bumper car tradition this is i think i'll just go to the classic god is was that i can feel the love are there roots or is it a free for all. i think it's got it well there aren't really any rules to allow alcoholic this but of course to keep an eye out to make sure nothing happens for the front of doesn't expose you have also got a lot of children not me doctrinal parents with kids to be so we have to make sure nothing out there for everyone i'll have to jump in and say something's wrong but in the evenings things tend to get down to business like it's the else i'll get up

and down ok i thought ok thank you mr this. meanwhile it's even being at october fest to get a bird's eye view i'll go on the ferris wheel. this ferris wheel has been here since 1979. and it takes you up almost 50 meters and is something of a landmark here at the october fest. that day at the october 1st off course wouldn't be complete without a visit to one of the many prevail yes.

there are 14 big tents in all which can hold up to 100000 people i'm in the hot tent one of the largest had october chest. she'll always find a free spot during the day but in the evening it's a real challenge is specially on the weekends. the thank the us. if you're here for the 1st time remember the beer at october fest is a bit stronger than your regular lager otherwise the party might be over soon or they do like. but it's easy to have a good time here everyone's enjoying themselves and the good news is contagious.

so what's my impression of the october fest there's a reason this is called the world's biggest party it's point something a bit very an original my. i'm. good i made it an entire day at the october 1st that meant for me one leader of beer walking several kilometers and a sprint she wore it is astonishing how great this event can be and now i can understand why so many people come here every year again and again. october 1st on. 2 weeks but munich is worth

a visit any time of year summer is especially beautiful because it starts her summer tour of munich on mercury and plots right in the heart of town. near nick on a sunny day and this is all i need my backpack my sunglasses a map so i don't get lost and this guy right here. today i want to find out what to do on a summer day and people here have a reputation of being quite sporty and no wonder biking hiking swimming everything and outdoor desire they've got it right on their doorstep. calculated correctly there are more than 1000 kilometers of bike trails in the entire city so let's go. from marion plots it was only

a 15 minute bike ride to get here in the very heart of the english garden it's kind of like a green living room for locals and a pretty big 1375 hectors for cycling playing or just hanging out in the sun. in. this gigantic urban park is the size of 525 football fields pretty impressive. wanting other people do sports has always been one of my favorite pastimes. and these kids are the absolute stars of the english garden. wow not bad let's check them out from up close. the ice bucket river runs over a stone step creating a perfect weight surface from munich and all over the world come here to capture it and show off a bit so you won't find any adventures around these parts. time

for a trip to the beer garden this is where the day really starts mine with the vice was . there is correct with the very end so i've been looking forward to this since i got here. there are roughly a 1000 beer gardens in munich the biggest one seats an amazing 8000 people today i chose a slightly smaller one busy house in the english garden with room for only 2500 people still nice and cosy though. the world seems like a better place when you're in a b. or garden there are people and chatting having fun where everyone you love and that is a big part of the varian lifestyle alexina that's quite unimaginable without the most the very end of all beverages and exactly beer i think there could be

a connection there. so that's enough chilling i have a challenge ahead of me. and. as you can see i'm back at dizzying heights but do you recognize aware exactly. yes i'm on top of the unmistakable roof of munich's a lympics stadium it was built for the $972.00 games i signed up for an architectural tour of the stadium is about 2 hours long and there's a lot to be learned about this masterpiece of engineering. for example that ted cruz is strong enough to withstand the wildest storms and heaviest snow falls and i personally got to put that stability to the test. proved . i could take the stairs on the other side to get down but there is of cluster way to get my feet back on the ground.

wow what an amazing experience trying to take a few snaps before we head off. to. another eloise's in the middle of the city is the easier of our people spend their lunch breaks their weekends and even their nights here part of the river and its banks were thoroughly renovated over the last couple of years giving the people of munich and new leisure hotspots for the water used to be forced into a narrow can now but now it's free to run its natural course again. to ease our by trail takes me back to the city center and tolan stretches over 290 kilometers thank god i only have to cycle a tiny part of a. community

is a paradise for lovers of luxury and this is their shopping district. oh . definitely not the place for bargain hunters mcnamee and stassi is munich's of the most expensive shopping district. well i guess window shopping isn't that bad either fancy stores lots of cafes and us sunny spot in front of the national theatre. almost feels like i'm in a pizza in italy. puts me in a real holiday mood. and

it wouldn't be a real holiday without a little souvenir let's see what me and it has to offer. because. i'm sure i'll find something here they design a lot of their products themselves and most of them are made in bavaria and like that even on my travels i try to support small local businesses. and i even found some things for myself. well this is that my very own momentum from my trip to munich and all of the critical when i have great weather so i could hang out in the sun i pretty much read at the bare garden but i burned out on my vices calories on the bike i got to climb to the very top one of the most emblematic buildings not bad for a single day so i think i deserve a treat and already have something in. winter

in munich can be pretty chilly. but that doesn't stop the tourists the 1st stop for many visitors is the city hall cinemas for its glockenspiel. because has your own plans for a winter's day in munich already in mind today our visit germany's most famous beer hall the hof bright house later i'll try my hand at curling and with the mountains so close i just can't pass up on the opportunity of a little fun in the snow in the alps. surfaced we go to the original hof brand house and. it's all town. was.

there still space to sit at lunch time during the week you store it main hall has space for 1300 people. not them spared that is the famous beer halls manager and shows me around the upstairs banquet hall is regularly used for events for example a weekly dance night but help for house isn't just for tourists. or. not why is the munich call for a house so famous for and for me because we have great beer that's the main reason that's what everyone claims this is open house well in that point house has always been here since 1589 so that's a long time and it reopened as a restaurant the way you see it now in 8970 and i was just before that it was

a brewery and it won this before and why is it so famous long on because it's always been here it has always played a big part in people's lives and leave the mention in movie night or next week have been seduced and the regulars have a special privilege here they can store their own beer mugs yeah i'm sure he's you know you're right the beer mug treasure chest is a once in a time when the 1972 olympics where here we used glasses to clearly show how much beer was being poured into them but in sweden they would receive but our regulars said they wanted to hold on to their beer mugs will go into this time distance that number so they put them into their own drawers which is now the beer mug treasure chest here you know signing stein who can i mean fast angus be at this time heights they must at least want to get tied most and i have never not in the mood for beer yet this me this is the you think envy i like drinking beer is.

disunion because what's nice about beer is you're sitting at a big table chatting with people maybe you've never seen before or people you already know. i'm standing here brings people closer together. let's see how things go for me with the regulars. m v do you have a place for your own money to. number 25 so that tells you a bit about how long i've been here heated up on soft money how many can a regular like yourself drink. what are the bands but 2 is enough for me all right and then you're still up right or a stumbling out of here or to know that i fall over. what. was the end. of. the. winter time in munich is also the time for

a very encouraging you'll come across the support and most beer gardens here i'm here with the owner of the i was tina keller who's going to show me how it's done. he. doesn't so it's not made completely of what america has the right what it's made of wood except for the iron ring here keeping it together it's classic just like you find it to grandfather's house. maybe the underside of his was flatter depends on your taste and skill but thanks to the white it's lines really well if you give it some momentum. as heavy as i know and this is the one for kids. what's that supposed to mean the swing is the most important thing in counting that's what i think ok i'm ok show me more for me to. if that's good to short. what's the game's objective what is it about season 4 go list 2 teams play each other in the one that gets closest to the house gets 2

points and closest to the stone one point of them is all the house is the one block yes it's important but all core and scolded bottom you play around it and whoever has the most points away was the one. with. a disability to show you the road goes all if you start the ball in the circle. you. can have 70. 1. for the. good of a 3 that always freestyle but it's all right to go. well but vary and curling is not so easy but it sure is fun.

now let's get out of munich as promised away from the city and into the countryside . to make peace because i want to get to the mountains it's just 60 kilometers away and easily reachable by train. and just an hour and i'm at the alpine foothills. when we get there we'll head to write in the piece for some sledding. then pick up the outworks is this my sled. ok it's not that it was ever made up. you know one believe me live from above not from below yeah that's important it's going real otherwise you'll get tangled and pulled up if you're going to lift my

feet up. and yes lift your feet up on the sled so you don't get hurt like this yeah when you want to get off just let go it'll go by itself. and then i'm ready to go i think but you'll help me right i'm going to get it because you know nothing of course. thinks. if you can also get ready and set. go. if. this number is 800 metres long and quite steep so you can really pick up some speed and thanks to the lift i definitely have to go up. and down again.

in and around you you'll find everything the heart can possibly desire of a little winter getaway a huge selection of museums and bunk physical activities the obligatory beer and this winter wonderland just around the corner the perfect combination.

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