Munich is a very large town,...
by Luis_Alberto
Munich is a very large town, this city is located in Southern Germany. It has its own Bavarian atmosphere, very famous because of the Octoberfest Festival, celebrated each year in the month of October. This is probaby the hardest month of the year to find accomodations in the city. My best memories from this city are the great museums and parks. The people in this town are fun loving, and friendlier than other German towns. They do have a very distint character, compared to other German cities.
City of festivals
by Henkster
Munich is an always active city. In the summer time, there is hardly a week-end, without some outdoor event or festival.
Here is a photo I took at this year's Schwabing Streetlife festival, where the big Leopoldstr. boulevard is closed to traffic and people party on the street.
This also happens after important soccer games.
In Munich you will never be without some celebrations around you.
THE MAYPOLE
by Helga67
The setup of a Maypole is a unique Bavarian custom dating back to the 16th century.
Up to 40 m high, the maypole is decorated with pictures of the main buildings and the main crafts of the village.
An old tradition is to steal the maypole before its setup by young men of another village. To prevent this, the maypole is guarded carefully. To get back a stolen maypole the payment is a barrel of beer and a good meal.
Surfing the Eisbach
by globetrotter06
Yes, it is actually possible to go surfing in Munich, and the city even has a few surfshops. Eisbach, at the southern end of the English Garden, is the place where most surfers go. It is just a thin strip, so only one person at a time can go. But there is always a wave here, and people don't paddle out, just jump off the side and into the wave. It's comparable with a surf in the ocean, but it's something different. However, since the river at this point isn't wider than approx. 6 meters, most surfers touch the sides now and then, leading to some dents and scratches.
Haidhausen : a neighborhood with village look
by ptitetoile
The charm of this neighborhood on the other side of the Isar comes from its village organisation...the little market square, its little houses, its churches build a really particular whole that seemded to live apart from the big town of Munich
Villa's facade
Insel Mühle Biergarten
Isartor
Bierfest symbols at the maytree
