Munich!!

Guten Abend!

I am writing to you in stilted fashion on a german kezboard where all the letters are in the wrong place, so forgive me, but get used to it.

Munich!!!

Its a strange place, but i never want to leave!

Some of the amaying sights so far-
A dog, on a motorcycle, wearing motorcycle goggles. Yes, goggles! Das ist lustig!

Leiderhosen, everywhere. EVERYWHERE! Dirndl for the ladies, leather trousers- or shorts, for the men. Wunderbar. scott and i feel completely out of place without any embroidery.

Kneeslapping and folk dancing. Kiss me, im a schuhplattler! its strangly thrilling to watch men in leather clap thier hands in a 'virile and impressing manner'.

Cat's 'whores, hags and hangmen' tour around munich.

The beer. The beer. And more beer!!! we went to Oktoberfest on sunday, where they had an amazing parade. the germans definitly know how to parade... amazing brass bands and a very impressive show of beards, moustaches, beer barrels and everything else bavarian!

drank two steins (a litre each stein) and ate half a chicken and some salted radishes. got a gingerbread from scotty that said 'ich leiber dich' in icing. ah! also much dancing and merriment to the oompah bands on the bandstand in the middle of our tent.


sausage for breakfast, lunch and dinner. bavarian white sausage and beer for breakfast! obatza and sausage for lunch! sauerkraut and sausage for tea. no more sausages pls. The proper bavarian way to eat white sausage is to dip it in sweet mustard then suck the meat out through a hole in the end. Never pick it up and eat with a fork. Never eat them after midday. and never eat the skin! usually accompanied with a pretzel. yum!

a willy wonka style tour of the pauliner beer brewery. we were carefull not to drink or touch anzthing we shouldnt.... a dutch man wasnt. we were just waiting for the oompah loompahs to take him away. sadly they didnt, but maybe, maybe.....soon....

Munich has a population of just over 1 million, but during Oktoberfest that almost doubles with an influx of Australians! They are everywhere in packs making dickheads of themselves! Wearing the uniform of boardshorts, thongs and sunglassess on their heads. Getting messy drunk, and acting up on the U-Bahn.

Beautiful dogs! And big!

Cat, our host! she is a real life laura croft, speaks 5 languages fluently (german, english, swedish, mandarin, french, and little bits of classical latin and greek goddammit), she is an archiologist, and actually just a bit foxy. she rocks munich, she makes us tea in the morning, and is the best dj on the scene!!!

Dancing with my Shag hero (he taught me everything i know) Marcus. (of marcus and babel, 'swing World Champions.') er, not sure what year that was, but you can still see they are the best in germany. i couldnt take my eyes off them on the dance floor! and i danced with marcus which was just brilliant, i felt like the best dancer in the world! thats what a lead should make you feel. thanks marcus! i got my MOJO BACK!!!!!

pics still to come for all this.... my camera got nicked a while back and we are waiting on the film to get developed!