Glockenbachviertel: Bergwolf

One of my favourite areas in Munich is the Glockenbackviertel around Frauenhofferstrasse. It is all about cute boutiques, artists, gays and lots of bars. My friends and I end up there most of the evenings for a cocktail or bar food.. As we did yesterday. 

After a cocktail in one of the bars, my friend started getting hungry and was talking all along about this Currywurst place Bergwolf in the Frauenhofer Strasse. Well, I did not expect much if a curry sausage place being a veggie but this place is so cool and added to my regulars now.

 Bergwolf is a place you go to when you get hungry in the middle of a night out - it is open until 3am weekends. Besides the normal Currywurst with fries for only 3,50 € they do yummie veggie version. They have a smallish but cozy lounge to sit in and drink beer, too. 

I am in love with this place!

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Sendling-Westpark: More discoveries!

I started going for walks over lunchtime. I enjoy walking in the quite streets with mainly well-maintained two-to-three-storey-houses and newly built apartment blocks which you would rather find in a small town than in a metropole such as Munich.
It is amazing how close this area is to the city centre and the ring road but yet is such a quiet and peaceful place.

I discovered this small Thai supermarket in Albert-Roßhaupter-Straße the other day. If offers daily one or two choices of meals for sitin and takeaway at around 5 euros (which is a very good value considering the size of the portion). You will also get your common Asian products there like incenses, coconut oil and asia noodles at a reasonable price. Next to the Thai is a geletaria and an Italian I still have to try - both look tempting and are something for another lunchtime...

Re-discovering Munich: First weekend in Sendling-Westpark!

After 6.5 years of life in the rural Ireland I am back in Munich with my boyfriend. I must confess it is a weird feeling not having the west cork coast in front of the door nor the possibility to go surfing. We had to swop a three bedroom house for a one bedroom apartment in Sendling (at least for the first few weeks). Instead of looking at the sea I am looking out at some fruit trees.

Next to a ski shop in Garmischer Strasse

Having lived in Munich as a student for 5 years I seem to know the city but yet I am a stranger. My life will totally change. I will have to find new hobbies and new places to eat and drink. I am looking forward to rediscover the city and the Bavarian way of living! How do people spend their free time here? In Ireland we either when surfing, mountain biking or did some gardening. We were lucky to live near Kinsale with lots of nice cafes, pubs and seafood restaurants.

I tell myself that I need to get Barry's tea when I go back to Ireland in a week's time to pack the rest of my stuff. Germany has more of a coffee rather than tea culture. People drink tea alright but it is  green or herbal tea. You hardly get proper black tea.

On our first day we had dinner in the "Wirthaus in Sendling". A nice traditional restaurant which serves Bavarian food. I had Kaesespaetzle, one of my favourite Bavarian dishes! I am not sure how to describe the dish. I would say it is a gnocchi-like dish with onion and cheese. It is better than it sounds! 

I guess, these Bavarian restaurants will now replace the seafood restaurants. Indian and pizza will replace fish & chips. Instead of wine I will be drinking more spritzers (I love maracuja & rhubarb spritzers) and beer. The desserts will possibly be replaced with snaps like apricot and pear snaps!

Beergarden in Westpark

In nice weather, beer gardens will be tempting! The weather has been here like Irish summer weather in the last two day! This was excuse enough to check out a beergarden near us. We headed to the Wirthaus am Rosengarten in the Westpark for a Radler (another drink you do not get in Ireland!). The park was full of people enjoying the gorgeous fall weather.

A pity my runners are not here yet - the park appears perfect for running. I can not wait to put the runners on...

Westpark

You must love Kinsale!

Kinsale is located only about 30 minutes away from the Cork airport and really worth a visit. The town and its surroundings are one of the most picturesque in Ireland and it has so much to offer. Kinsale is well known for yachting, angling, golf and its many restaurants with locals, Irish and international tourists. 

Having lived near Kinsale for a while now, I want to share things I love about Kinsale:

• Harbour and narrow streets. I love taking walks around the harbour, exploring the narrowing streets, stopping by at cute crafts shops and visiting art galleries displaying local art.

• History. The two forts - Charles Fort and James Fort across of each other are definitively worth a visit. There are easy to walk to from Kinsale town.

• Cake and coffee. There are so many nice cafes in the town. My favourite cafes are

• the Poet's Corner with its book exchange service, 
• the Lemon Leaf Cafe with a great choice of cakes, snacks and free wifi, and the 
• Perryville Garden Tea Room - very elegant and traditionally style.

• Eating out. I can truly say that eating out is always a pleasure. The restaurants serve fresh seafood and local produce.  My favourites are
• the Fishy Fishy Cafe  for a special occasions - always a pleasure and never disappointing,
• the Spaniard Inn - a traditional Irish pub with great food and atmosphere,and
• Blue Haven Bar & Cafe for a cozy evening with friends.
 
• Old Head. Head out towards Ballinspittle and Old Head, park your car at the Speckled Door Pub and walk the 5.5 km long Old Head peninsula loop. You will pass the famous Old Head Golf Course about half way. The views are stunning!

• Beaches. There are two gorgeous beaches just beside each other near the Old Head and if you head towards Ballinspittle - Garrylucas and Gerretstown. While Garrylucas is very popular with swimmers and kite surfers, Gerretstown would be the surfer's beach where surf lessons can be taken. In the summer time you can get coffe and snacks in Gerretstown or the Beach Cafe between the town beaches.