Last week we had a blast in Munich. I thought we had good restaurants in Regensburg, but the ones in Munich blow them away. We had really great sushi at Tokami on Theresienstrasse. We enjoyed one of the best Arabic meals I’ve ever had with Schokolade Mädchen and her man, G, at the Lebanese restaurant Cedar Lounge on Georgenstrasse. We met up with Hezamarie and Jul and their hubbies, along with several of Hezamarie’s friends at Max Emanuel. One of Rainer’s colleagues said this was the worst food in Schwabing, which had us a little scared, but it was totally good. If it’s the worst place, well then dang! And finally, after 6 years of searching, I found decent Mexican food in Germany! It’s a Germany-wide chain called Sausalitos, so there just may be one in your area. I had the combo plate. The chicken enchiladas were just okay, but good compared to what one normally gets in Germany. What really stood out to me were the chicken wings (nice and spicy) and the chili con carne taco. The salsa was blech, but I don’t like most salsa in Mexican restaurants in the US, so I won’t mark them down for that. (One place in Herndon, VA that has great salsa – and great mexican food – is Tortilla Factory on Eldon Street… hmm, maybe I should do a restaurant guide for northern Virginia…)
After 5 days wandering Munich, my conclusion? I loved it. I always used to say that I’d love to live at the edge of a big city, so that you get the green, but can still do all the big city stuff pretty easily. After living out here in the country, I was wondering if I still felt that way, and I certainly do. I would love to live in the very north of Schwabing, or another similar neighborhood. The only thing is, over and over, it seemed like Müncheners don’t go out all that often. We heard from person after person that they usually eat in. So maybe with the high rents, living in Munich wouldn’t be that awesome, because you’d always be taunted by all the really good food that you couldn’t afford to indulge in all the time!
Anyways, here’s some photos of Munich:
Go to my FlickR page for more Munich photos.
And does this one belong in a catalog or what?
Tomorrow we’re off to spend the long holiday weekend with the in laws and since my future post function doesn’t work (you probably noticed all the posts from while I was away in Munich got published only upon my return), I won’t bother making up posts for the next few days, So, see you on Tuesday and have a great Easter!
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Your photos make me miss Germany even more! I remember being in Munich last year around this time…and the sites looked the same… mmm… I need a vacation!
Yes, it does – total GAP baby:)
Happy Easter!
Happy Easter Christina and family. I love Munich and actually have an old boyfriend from the 70′s there somewhere. The little guy is adorable, eat lots of chocolate…ciao
Hi Christina,
It sounds like you had a great time in Munich.
Once again, mark off another fascinating spot to one day experience. I have only been to Germany… once ! Not so good !
Take care
Correction… not saying that Germany is not good. I enjoyed my stay.
I meant that I should see more !!
Hi Christina!
Continuing to enjoy your blog so much!
Just wanted to tell you I had a “Close Encounter of the Laaber Kind” on Thursday at work… ok I’d never heard of Laaber before reading your blog and barely anything about Regensburg… so I’m preparing a holdings report for a university library in the States and I have to delete some particular journals and one happened to come from the Laaber Verlag in Laaber – I was quite surprised ( I assumed the population of Laaber was too small for a publishing house)!
(we’ve got a Sausalitos here, but they can’t stand up to Mexico Lindo, run by some ex-Texans…we realize just how lucky we are to have a place like this nearby!)
Happy Birthday and Happy Easter!
I appreciate these sorts of posts. As a newcomer to this country, I am always looking for recommendations. Beginning in May I have people coming to visit every month and I haven’t a clue what to do with them!
Thanks for the tip. I’ll give the one in Frankfurt a go next time I’m down there.
I agree with you about Munich. I really like it too.
@maria: You should come back for a visit!
@schokolade mädchen: Have a good flight!
@rositta: Geez, don’t mention chocolate. I ate way too much!
@barbara: You need to get over to this side of the border!
@migraine meister: Ah yes, we do have a publishing house here. My little village is not THAT little
And where do you live and what’s the name of that restaurant? I may need to make a trip there.
@diane mandy: I got plenty of tips for Berlin, Potsdam and Rostock as well, if you make it over that ways.
@j: Rumor has it that there is one coming to Regensburg soon. Yippee!
HI Christina!
We live in Mainz (am Rhein) – here is the website for the mexican restaurant, called Mexico Lindo:
http://www.mexicolindo.de/about.html
Have a good one!
Dude, I need to go there next time we are in that area. Maybe it’ll work out as our stopover on the way to the inlaws!
Let me know if you manage that sometime – we could meet you there!
I will definitely do that. Maybe we’ll head to the inlaws for Pfingsten.