Hallo und willkommen! Like most tourists who visit Munchen, we thought a trip to the world famous Hofbrauhaus was in order. The Hofbrauhaus (roughly translated as the state court-brewery in Munich) is several centuries old and even witnessed some of the initial meetings of the Nazi Party. Having been warned in advance that we wouldn't find many natives in the establishment, it was actually tables not Germans which proved more elusive. As predicted it had its fair share of Americans and Japanese, but with the local brew proving a hit, all and sundry swayed merrily to the in house brass band. We skulked around and found a quiet corner to observe proceedings. Although a glass costs ˆ6.60 it twice the measure of a pint! Litre Glasses are the norm, a worry to lightweights like myself! Still a good time was had by all , especially the friendly Jap sitting behind me who sank 3 glasses while in the time we were sitting there!

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