we be chillin' at the holiday inn

I went to Munich this weekend with Cassandra and it was amazing. The trip got off to a rocky start when we realized an hour into our train ride that we weren't on the right train. The mistake only cost us an hour though and we were able to get to Munich fairly easily after that. We definitely thought we were doomed for another "Paris Weekend". Once we got there we checked into the hotel and were so happy to find that we had nice big beds, flat screen tv, and most importantly, A SHOWER! The best part though: free bike rentals! We stayed at the hotel for about 10 minutes and then took the bikes downtown. The ride took way longer than it should have but was absolutely beautiful riding through this giant park. Once we got downtown we walked around and then found a place to eat dinner which was schnitzel of course. I feel like german cuisine consists only of schnitzel (meat), bratwurst (sausage), and spaetzel (egg noodles). I might be getting sick of it... Anyway, after dinner we went to the legendary Hofbrau house. Our plan was to ask someone that already had a table if we could join them, seeing as it is nearly impossible to find a table in that place. We ended up sitting at a table with a bunch of engineers from some college in Indiana. Our time there was awesome, and it was great to meet some new people. After that we decided that it was time for some hard alcohol and went to a latino bar that was absolutely packed.  This was probably my least favorite part of the night because my rum and coke was 15 euros (>20 george washingtons). Unfortunately, I was unaware of this until it was in my sweet little hands and I had no choice but to hand over the cash. Learning experience: don't order drinks before you know how much they cost.  Needless to say, we only had one drink and then proceeded on the drunk bike ride back to the hotel. This was quite the adventure since 1. we were drunk and 2. we didn't know where we were going. I think I might be lucky to be alive...  About every 200 yards we would run into some people and ask them where to go. The plan worked out fantastically until we came to the big park (now pitch black) that we rode through in the beginning. No way we were going through that! While we were pondering the next option, an older man rode by and asked us if we needed help. Luckily, we were able to pretend that we were sober and talk to this man who so graciously led us back to the street our hotel was on.  Last night really restored my faith in humanity and made me realize that there are actually still nice people out there. We met so many people last night and every single one of them was so willing to help us out. It was definitely the best night in Germany thus far.