• Munich got its name from the Monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city. The meaning is “by the monks place”

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• There are over 60 Beer Gardens,  Always can find a good pint!

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• Old town Munich is for pedestrians only.   They closed the major streets for the 1972 Olympics  never reopened it. It’s a lovely pedestrian downtown area.

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• Octoberfest is 3-weeks every year..  It start’s the 3rd week of September and ends the 1st week of October.

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• The Germans considered Beer as actual food.  I do too!  That must be the German in me!

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• There is a river in the middle of Munich you can surf on.  

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• Playdoh was invented in Munich.

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• Jimmy Hendrix smashed his 1st guitar here on November 9th, 1966 when playing in the Munich club called Big Apple.

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• Munich is the southernmost major city in Germany, but it’s still farther north than any major city in the United States.

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• Munich’s Tech University has 4-story slides for their students so they can get to classes faster.  That would be fun!