Day 13

Lisa

Today was our first full day exploring München. We walked from the Atlas Hotel down to the Marienplatz., where we met our Mike´s Bike Tour guides, Tony and PJ. Tony and PJ were both excited to tour us around the City and made us demonstrate the Glockenspiel dancers by having us jump on one leg with our hands above our heads. After a Little history at the Marienplatz we split into two Groups and went to get our bikes. Our first stop on our tour with PJ was a platz that had the Hofbräuhaus and it was home to a famous Chef. PJ told us some history about the Hofbräuhaus and then we got back on our bikes and headed to another platz. At this platz, next to Maximillianstrasse, we saw a statue of the king and the former house for roayls. We also learned a game where when someone yells stranger danger, everyone must duck and cover. We continued on the bike tour and stopped next at a homeless Soccer Cup. PJ let us explore the inside of the Theateinerkirsche, rub Lion heads for luck, and watch a hal´-court Soccer game. Then we went to the English Garden, and stopped at the Chinese Tower for lunch. There we had a variety of Food and Drinks. Frau Haines taught Danielle, Brittany, Alexa and me how to eat Weisswurst while we were there. After eating, we went to see People Surfing in the English Garden canal. That was really cool because most of the People Surfing were pretty good. The best part was that one of the guys had a surf board with moustaches on it. After a while, it was time to head back because our tour was over. Eventually we made it back to Mike´s Bike Shop where we returned our bikes and met up with the rest of our Group. Now that the tour was over, we were able to shop in München in Groups of 3 or more. We were allowed to walk anywhere in the Strip from Karlsplatz to the Marienplatz. There were lots of clothing and Souvenir Shops all around. While we were out Shopping, we tried on dirndles and Lederhosen, bought Eis, and shopped for Souvenirs. After about 4.5 hours of Shopping, we met back with the Group at the Marienplatz to watch Glockenspiel. When the clock was done playing, we went back to Hotel Atlas to get our suitcases and go to our next Hotel on the outskirts of München. Once we all got our suitcases and rooms, we were allowed to eat dinner at the Hotel. The Hotel´s schnitzel was pretty good. By the time we finished dinner, it had been a Long day and we were a Little tired. Overall, it was a good day in München with our bike tour and new Hotel.