Munich day one

On holidays this week in Munich & Berlin..

No time for airport pints in Dublin after bag drop & security! Plane food was Cadbury's Mint Puddles & tangy Haribo Minions jellies - great breakfast! 

 

Arrived to our hotel too early so the rooms weren't ready (Hotel Bavaria - ideal location for Oktoberfest!) we were able to leave our luggage there & then we headed out to explore. 

Took the ubahn to Odeonsplatz and then had a wander towards the Glockenspiel.

From Marienplatz we walked to Hofbrauhaus Munchen. This beer hall is huge!! We managed to find some seats on our second walk around and grabbed some menus. Traditional German food served with litres (or half) of beer. I chose Broitzeller (veal sausage) and Breze (pretzel) and a white wine cooler. Great intro to the city! 

That evening we had planned to go for pizza but when it came to looking for the restaurant we couldn't find it walking in the rain so our second restaurant choice was Piccola Osteria on Amalienstr.. Lovely quirky little Italian restaurant serving good fresh pasta dishes. You can watch the chef at work.. Oh and Ferrari wine anyone??

I chose white wine and they had more beer. 

We had an antipasti plate to start and then I chose the fresh ravioli with sage butter. This was rich and buttery and covered with Parmesan and the pasta was cooked really well. 

For dessert I chose tiramisu (had to try it!) and it was served with a lovely cherry coulis and fresh apple slices. 

Back to the hotel then for one last drink before bed. I chose Caiprinha - bloody gorgeous way to finish off a great first day!!