In spring and in late summer is the plärrer festival: Maß beer and dirndls! What more cananyone…read morewish for.

A fabulous festival in the outskirts of Munich. I call it a mini Oktoberfest without the huge…read morecrowds :-) I must admit I really enjoyed the atmosphere, Festbier and the food was excellent. It was a rainy day and we decided to drop in and check it out. I only heard about this recently from friends and, going on a not so busy day, was a great idea. We parked about 50m from the festival and it cost €2.80 for 4 hours :-)) There are a number of rides, game stalls for kids and adults. Lots of small food places selling the usual festival fare commonly seen throughout Bavaria like candied nuts, chocolate coated fruits, Brezen, sausages and so on. There are also three or four beer tents with a capacity of not more than a few hundred people and one big one with the Bavarian band and so on. They also had a couple of cocktail bars around just to make it a bit more interesting. We ended up in the big tent and they served a darker festbier which was really nice. The food here was also excellent and service quick. We had taken friends that had arrived from Australia here and they loved it too. I specially loved the Schwineshaxe....tender meat and crispy cracking...yummmm :-) I would happily come back here next year. The festival runs for about 2 weeks during this time of year.

We live not far from Olympic Park but managed not to get here for a visit, until today. Have walked…read moreby it a few times and looked good from above and we decided to descend into the festival valley to check it out. It's a fabulous festival with loads of beer tents, food shops, stages for gigs and all sorts of shops selling jewelery, packaged food products, musical instruments and so on. On a nice day this place is busy as it was tonight. Loads of great bands and acts come here to entertain audiences and there are also a lot of free concerts and acts on . In terms of food choice there is plenty and you could spend a whole evening just eating and drinking your way through the place. There are also a number of cocktail bars and coffee shops. Spent a bit of time in the Delhi tent and it was extremely lively and loads of people dancing and having a good time. This was also my favourite as it was colorful and lively with loads of dancing and Punjabi music. I had some Rosemary potatoes, onion pakoras, Lahmucan and frozen yogurt and the quality was quite good. I just wanted do keep ploughing through the food tents one by one. It all looked great. Many of the food stalls had huge queues so be patient. Munich does festivals brilliantly and this is no exceptions. This is certainly an annual event we will happily come back to.

Fun fun fun till the end of the day!!! Bio-Öko-Toller Ort!!!…read more This year was already two times there. Despite the special bus, it is not so simple to get there with the public transport, given that most people will need at least 2 connections and the special bus, which is always really full. But, once you get there, this really does not matter. :D There is really a lot to do there: eat great food from around the world, drink glamorous cocktails, shop quality fair-trade products for you and for your house, go to a music concert, and even dance at the Tanzbar. Since I am crazy about Indian food, I went straight to the Tandoori booth. There you can order a Thali, Choras, Chicken Curry, etc. together with a delicious Naan bread made in the tandoori oven on site. Naan made in the tandoori oven is way much better than the ones made in a frying pan. A must is the fresh coconut which you can drink the water and afterwards eat the pulp. And there is even a Schwäbischer burger a.k.a. Maultaschen burger. I have to try it! Yesterday at the Tanzbar there was even a Brazilian Forró show where everyone could join, listen to the music, and dance Forró, a typical Brazilian couples dance. Wow! A lot to eat, a lot to shop, a lot of people to meet, a lot to do... Tollwood once again, why not?!

Wonderful Christmas market. Very pleasant, gluhwein obligatory for ones who want to stay longer…read morethan half an hour...