This should have been a post about my favorite Christmas markets in town, or the best places to go last minute Christmas shopping or some such Munich insider tip for the holidays. But I confess, I’ve been to not one single Christmas market! Although as this picture attests, I tried to get a Spankferkel on…
Read MoreBlue Spa at The Bayerischer Hof
My birthday is coming up soon and I’m debating what to do, if anything (not a big birthday person.) One idea I’m toying with is to spend the day at the Blue Spa at the Bayerischer Hof. It’s a wellness center at the very top of the hotel, complete with steam baths, saunas, pool, chilling…
Read MoreEnjoying The Local Color
The Minga gods were smiling on me last week. Within five days I ran into two of Munich’s most interesting local figures. The gay, blond, mustachioed, hot-pants wearing twins and the guy who rides his bike around with a goose in the basket. After picking up some paper at Papier-Stein, I decided to take the…
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