We took a stroll down to Marienplatz for a lazy breakfast before I headed back to the most exciting part of the planned Munich activities, a brewery tour of Franziskaner! Unfortunately my tour guide lacked my enthusiasm, he stayed in bed to nurse his head cold, at least I'm pretty sure thats what the security guard was trying to convey with those gesticulations conjoining his nose and a mess in a hanky.

Whatever, its holiday time and I'm in a city that serves beer for Breakfast - no seriously we walked into Augustiner around 8:30am, it was empty, by a bit after 9am the courtyard was full of people smarter than me with masskrug of Augustiner gold. I met back up with the family (no kids allowed on the brewery tour that didn't happen) and we spent the rest of the day strolling and imbibing. What a city! At one point I'd had enough to imagine I'd look good in Lederhosen, that's probably how most of these are purchased. An hour later Emerson and I emerged from the shop all kitted out for an Oktoberfest we aren't attending :(

Off to the Deutches Museum to get our science on. We only made it half way through after a few hours - exciting stuff. The mining and metals section culminated in a demonstration of casting some kind of metal (the lecture was all in German) the kids were amazed to watch the process unfold.

A stroll back across the river and we were heading for the Bier and Oktoberfest museum - a substantially less grand affair. It definatley suffered for trying to follow up the Deutches Museum in our plans, but I'm pretty sure it would have panned no what it was competing against.

Eventually we're back in Marienplatz for the show. Gab scores us a masterfully strategic table across from the Glockenspiel with Beer, Vodka and fries arriving just a few minutes before the big 5pm show. We take a few lazy turns home after the show and stumble into an Agip in the hope of a few supplies. LOVE European service stations - this is everything Coles and Wollies wish they could do in Australia. Beer, Vodka, all for sale in the store - I'll never get over the abundance and the price! Gab wasn't as impressed as I was about buying Franziskaner with your tank top up - until just as she is walking out the door she spots Alessi - in a petrol station - at 20% of what we pay in Sydney - SOLD!

We meander home, get changed into our Bavarian tourist kit pick up Mum & Dad and head off for dinner near the Residence at Zum Franziskaner - my first taste of Franziskaner in Munich and no one in my family is impressed I've waited until 8pm to try it. Boo didn't even finish first course let alone desert - fitbit says I've done over 30k steps today, and she takes much shorter steps than me. After a delicous pork roast dinner (basted in Franziskaner gravy!) it's a quick cab back to the hotel where all three of them crashed within 20 minutes. So until tomorrow - guten abend!