Day5: 16/04/06 Munich
At the Easter brunch...
Rainbow!!
See how much we drank :) It was Easter Sunday; we were invited to Hwee Kun's place for Easter brunch. Easter, to the Germans, is not only a religious festival; to them, it is also a celebration of spring. The brunch was wonderful; there were plenty of varieties of cheese, ham, salami, smoked meat, bread, salad, cake, even liver spread. They invited some of their German friends there too; it was great interacting with them. Philip made expresso for Tk which he loved; and I tried a kind of fresh apple juice from the farmer's market which, if not consumed on time, will ferment into alcohol (you can already see bubbles...). It was really sweet, and with the tinge of alcohol in it, tasted really good. I learnt how to appreciate cheese since then; and the cheese feast destroyed Tk's claim that he didn't like strong cheese. And the liver spread really left a lasting impression.
During brunch Tk and me had a long debate regarding going from A to C direct without going through B and the purpose of science. Yj was quite amazed, but he couldn't make any contribution..
After the brunch Hwee See drove us to Andechs, a monastry some distance away from Munich which was famous for their beer. Anfred, his friend and his daughter Rosa went with us. The act of brewing beer actually started among the monks a long time ago, who used beer as food during winter when food was scarce. Until now, the Bavarians still take beer as a nutritious food and do not regard that as an alcoholic drink. In Germany, the age limit for beer and wine is 16, while that for hard liqour is 18. Great culture.
As usual, we bought 1L mugs. They had only Helles and Dunkle so we had them, and it was really good. Tk liked the beer there the most. We had beer Brezens, a standard item, a kind of grilled mackerel, which was juicy and fresh, and raw white radish, which tasted strange. And we saw a rainbow arcing across the fields! It was a great sight.
When we drove back we took a very scenic route which passed through undulating green pastures, small villages, farmhouses and we even got a glimpse of the Alps.
We went to this lady musician's flat to listen to her rehearse with her partner on an old violin Anfred's friend gave her. I forgot what pieces they played, but it was inspiring. After that Tk and me kept talking about our performing experiences and how much we enjoyed playing out instruments. I used to perform often with band in school, and it seemed so near yet so far: hopefully in university I can pick up music again...
Before dinner we went to the statue of Bavaria where the site of Oktoberfest was. Bavaria was portrayed as a female goddess and the statue was erected to celebrate some victories the Bavarians had. The Oktoberfest site was huge: 6 football fields was my guess. During Oktoberfest the whole place would be full of people from all over the world drinking beer. You can imagine what crazy scene that would be. At this point the place was empty; a circus tent in the middle was the only thing there.
We had dinner at Hwee See's place. It was normal food (we had enough great food...) of roasted chicken and pasta, but after dinner we had a long talk with Hwee See and Anfred regarding all sorts of issues, ranging from young Singaporeans couldn't do housework nowadays and the overseas edition of ST was full of propaganda and crap to Latin and ancient greek philosophy. Our trip was always full of these interesting happenings.
During brunch Tk and me had a long debate regarding going from A to C direct without going through B and the purpose of science. Yj was quite amazed, but he couldn't make any contribution..
After the brunch Hwee See drove us to Andechs, a monastry some distance away from Munich which was famous for their beer. Anfred, his friend and his daughter Rosa went with us. The act of brewing beer actually started among the monks a long time ago, who used beer as food during winter when food was scarce. Until now, the Bavarians still take beer as a nutritious food and do not regard that as an alcoholic drink. In Germany, the age limit for beer and wine is 16, while that for hard liqour is 18. Great culture.
As usual, we bought 1L mugs. They had only Helles and Dunkle so we had them, and it was really good. Tk liked the beer there the most. We had beer Brezens, a standard item, a kind of grilled mackerel, which was juicy and fresh, and raw white radish, which tasted strange. And we saw a rainbow arcing across the fields! It was a great sight.
When we drove back we took a very scenic route which passed through undulating green pastures, small villages, farmhouses and we even got a glimpse of the Alps.
We went to this lady musician's flat to listen to her rehearse with her partner on an old violin Anfred's friend gave her. I forgot what pieces they played, but it was inspiring. After that Tk and me kept talking about our performing experiences and how much we enjoyed playing out instruments. I used to perform often with band in school, and it seemed so near yet so far: hopefully in university I can pick up music again...
Before dinner we went to the statue of Bavaria where the site of Oktoberfest was. Bavaria was portrayed as a female goddess and the statue was erected to celebrate some victories the Bavarians had. The Oktoberfest site was huge: 6 football fields was my guess. During Oktoberfest the whole place would be full of people from all over the world drinking beer. You can imagine what crazy scene that would be. At this point the place was empty; a circus tent in the middle was the only thing there.
We had dinner at Hwee See's place. It was normal food (we had enough great food...) of roasted chicken and pasta, but after dinner we had a long talk with Hwee See and Anfred regarding all sorts of issues, ranging from young Singaporeans couldn't do housework nowadays and the overseas edition of ST was full of propaganda and crap to Latin and ancient greek philosophy. Our trip was always full of these interesting happenings.
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