Adventures in Marienplatz

Last Thursday was a fantastic day.  We started the morning by finding a faster way to walk to the train station.  Then, I didn't fall asleep in Nano class.  After lunch, a few of us played a game of frisbee :)  We had lab after that, but Elsbeth and I finished our presentation quickly, so we had the whole afternoon and evening to check things off our Germany list.

First, we arrived in Marienplatz just as the Glockenspiel started playing at 5:00.  First, the figures of the little children would dance around the king and queen, and two knights were jousting.  One knight "knocks" the other knight off his horse.  Then a second level of dancers start moving.  It's definitely a sight to see once, but it's not too exciting to watch it everyday.

After, we finally got to do some shopping in Marienplatz! We started by trying on some traditional German dresses, a dirndl.

Then we began our quest for Gomez posters.  We didn't find any posters, but we did find some awesome soccer player scarves!

As we were finishing our shopping, a live string quintet was playing in the square.  We stopped to listen for awhile, and they were really good.  Then Elsbeth and I made our way to Sausalitos, a Mexican restaurant that we have been wanting to try for awhile.  The food was amazing, and we ordered so much that we needed two tables to fit it all.  Also, apparently burgers, fries, and chicken wings are traditional Mexican foods, since they are part of the Mexican platter.

Disclaimer: I did not drink that entire liter

After that, we met up with the group at the Hofbrauhaus Beer Garden to watch a soccer game.  It was a fun evening.  When I got back, I got to skype Meg and Solange, and then skype my parents to wish my dad a happy birthday!