munich

the city that took my 4 years with joy, sorrow, excitement, loneliness and many ups and downs. all in all it is a great city with a great nature which in the heart of the town englischer garten greets you. sometimes i miss sometimes i feel happy for leaving. idk

funny enough, oktoberfest is mostly a september festival.

it started in 1810 as a public celebration of the wedding of bavarian crown prince ludwig and princess therese. the celebration went so well that munich basically decided to keep doing it for the next two centuries.

locals usually call it “wiesn,” after theresienwiese, the field where the original celebration took place.

and despite what tourist versions around the world might suggest, the real thing is surprisingly regulated. only beer from six munich breweries can officially be served there.

basically, a royal wedding somehow evolved into millions of people wearing lederhosen and drinking enormous beers every year.

one of those cities where you can understand why people call it boring and still completely understand why people want to live there.

it is clean, wealthy, safe, organized, close to the alps, and everything generally works. munich also has the highest purchasing power in germany, around 35 percent above the national average.

but the “rich old people city” stereotype is not really accurate. almost 45 percent of the population is between 15 and 44.

to me, munich feels less like a city for old people and more like a city for people who already have their life together.

great place to live.

maybe not the place you move to because you want chaos.