If you’re anything like me, you get a pornographic rush of excitement whenever you walk into a stationery store. So when I finally made it on over to Papier-Stein it was like walking into a Beate Uhse for all things paper and office-supply related. Two glorious warehouse floors of everything from boxes (matchboxes to moving…
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I usually avoid the Platz called ‘Platzl’ in the Altstadt. It is the epicenter of all things touristy in Munich, complete with a Hard Rock Cafe and the year-round faux Oktoberfest at the Hofbräu Haus (I always inform out of town guests that going there is strictly verboten) But alas, I was making a recipe…
Read MoreGetting Married in Munich: Wirtshaus in der Au
This won’t be a post providing an exhaustive list of wedding reception venues in Munich, but rather a little write up about where we had ours, at Wirtshaus in der Au. We had it there for a couple of reasons; it has sentimental value in that it is around the corner from where we live…
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The Deutsches Museum is a ginormous science and industry museum with everything from previously used space capsules to old submarines, to any sort of musical instrument you can imagine. It’s right in the middle of town, and great for kids – don’t miss the underground Bergwerk (mining) exhibit. Take any S-Bahn and get off at…
Read MoreUAMO München 2010 – Konsens Nonsens
Last Sunday we decided to start the day with a little of the old – A Steckrlfisch at the Auer Dult, and end it with a little of the new, visiting the final day of the UAMO Festival (Urban Art and Media Organization) at Puerto Geising. I had just recently heard of both the UAMO…
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