Day 9… Slept in this morning, it was amazing. The first half of our day was a free day. During the morning most of us went into the city to find Weisswurst, a sausage that is historically served only until 11 am, this was because they didn’t use to have refrigeration.
Midafternoon a few of us went ice skating in the middle of Munich. It was fun to skate on an outdoor skating ring.
At 5 pm we all meet back up for two presentations, one by Lindsey and one by Michael. Lindsey taught us that traditionally beer is brewed differently in the North and the South. Michael taught us about the purity law, which originally stated that beer only had three ingredients, although later they included yeast as a fourth.
For dinner we went to an Augustiner brewery. It was fun to see lots of local people enjoying their Friday night at the same place we were at. Also it was possible to buy beer by the liter.
Day 10… To start our day off we went for a very informative tour of the city. We learned that the lord mayor (I believe) taps the first keg at Oktoberfest. We also learned why pretzels are shaped in a cross shape, it is because that is all priests (I believe) were able to eat during lent. We were also able to experience a local dance that only happens every 7 years, in remembrance of the plague. For lunch we all went to the Hafbrauhaus, I enjoyed a bratwurst with sauerkraut.
The second half of our day was a free day. A few of us went to the BMW museum and walked around the Olympic stadium. It was fun to see all the new cars BMW has; I am looking forward to the tour. For dinner, Brian, Kala’e and I went to a local brew house where we ate sausage and enjoyed a beer that had been kept in a barrel. It might have been the best sausage yet, which is hard for me to say since I love currywurst so much.
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