We arrived in Munich on Monday afternoon and met our tour guide, Barbara. Our bus, which we have christened The Salmon because of its color, took us to the hotel on the outskirts of Munich. We ate dinner in the hotel, then split up to either sleep or play soccer on a small field we found 3 blocks away. About 10 of us played against an 11 year old German wunderkind, Ibrahim, whose skills showed us just how good many kids in Europe are.
We woke up around 8 the next day and boarded the bus for the Allianz Arena, the local soccer stadium. Powerhouse Bayern Munich and 2nd league team TSV 1860 Munich play there, and the lights on the stadium facade can be changed from white to blue to red, depending on which team is playing. We sat in the upper deck, saw the team locker rooms and press conference room. After the tour some of the guys shopped at the Bayern Munich souvenir shop.
Following the tour, we took a bus tour around Munich and saw many of the beautiful monuments, statues, and buildings. We even walked around the grounds of Nymphenburg Palace, a former summer residence for Bavarian royalty. After the bus tour we had about 2 hours of free time and visited various shops around Marienplatz, Munich's premier shopping district. Dinner was at the Hofbraehaus, a famous beer hall in Munich, where we experienced traditional Bavarian food and dance.
After dinner it was back to the hotel, and we left for Prague early the next morning.
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