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I had some difficulties trying to pack for Munich and Berlin, especially since I have literally no winter clothes brought over from Vancouver. The thickest jacket I brought to Barcelona was a denim jacket. So after managing to find a decent looking peacoat (and still warm) from H&M, I was ready for a weekend of german beer and sausages!<\/p>\n

Our flight was quite early in the morning (7am), so Miya stayed over at my flat and we were basically outta my place by 5am. Thank goodness, we have a train that goes straight to the airport (not expensive either), so it was very convenient to go back and forth. En route to Munich, we flew with Vueling<\/em> (Spain\u2019s discounted airline) and for some strange luck, just as we boarded the plane and sat down, we were told to\u00a0evacuate the plane. Apparently, at the end of every night, each plane must be inspected and checked for safety, and if not done, the plane cannot leave the airport. Our plane happens to have missed it\u2019s check, so we waited for their inspection and it wasn\u2019t until 9am, when we eventually got onto the plane and took off for Munich. First time flying with Vueling and I guess you can say it was a horrible start. Other than that Vueling is a decent airline (much better than RyanAir<\/em> for obvious reasons) and the service is one of the most friendliest I have encountered in Europe. They even play top 40 on the plane!<\/p>\n

\"Me<\/a>

Me in Lederhosen<\/p><\/div>\n

It was pretty cold when we arrived to Munich, definitely a change from Barcelona! Their metro system was a little confusing at first, but thanks to google maps, we got to our hostel safe and sound. We were staying at Jaeger\u2019s Hostel<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and it was literally 5 mins away from Oktoberfest. The rooms were clean and fully equipped, downstairs had a bar and if you\u2019re staying at the hostel, the first shot is free! The staff were super friendly and although we were early to check in, they gave us lockers to drop off our bags, so we can explore the city. They even gave us wristbands with the hostel name and address in case we get obliterated and smashed out of our minds, and hopefully someone will find us. Everyone that had gone to Oktoberfest before told us the same thing: \u201cYou gotta get there early to get a table\u201d, and because we arrived around 11am, our luck of finding a table was pretty slim.\u00a0Regardless, we went to check it out.<\/p>\n

On our way there, we saw several costume shops that sold Lederhosen and Dirndl (super expensive), so we thought it would be fun to at least try one on and if we like it, we should buy it for the festivities! But the sales people were super pushy when we were trying on the clothes and they even try to trick me by getting me to try their socks and making me pay for it. Of course I refused and stormed out\u2014what are they gonna do about it? So let this be a warning when you\u2019re in a foreign country\/city, they will haggle you for money (in anyway they can) and if you\u2019re feeling uncomfortable with how they are treating you (like touching you or grabbing you), just leave. You\u2019re not obligated by law to purchase their stuff and if I’m paying good money, I expect good service and quality products, so should you! At least I got some pictures before it got weird…<\/p>\n\n\t\t