This Sweet Life

ATTEND OKTOBERFEST IN BAVARIA, GERMANY We departed Venice at 6 am for our 5 hour drive to Munich.  We checked into our hotel, returned the car rental at the airport, and we were FINALLY ready to head to downtown Munich for the festivities. If you know me, you know that I love to dress for a themed party and this was no exception! This is an example of traditional Bavarian clothing worn in Germany; Lederhosen for the men and dirndl for the women.   Oktoberfest is part of Bavarian culture and has been since 1810!!  It was nothing like I had envisioned. It was just like a large state fair; complete with carnival rides, food vendors, games everywhere, and children running around screaming.  We walked into the first tent, and a waitress helped us find a seat as I am sure we looked like lost puppies.  We sat next to a couple, the husband didn't speak any English and his wife spoke enough to communicate but her German accent made it difficult to understand her.  We enj

On our drive from Prague to Venice, we took a last minute detour to try and find Chodovar Beer Spa that we had heard many locals talk about... Photo courtesy of Chodovar Beer Spa I mean, how AWESOME does this look!?  Beer is supposed to be good for your hair and skin so why not enjoy a beer while submersed in it?  Unfortunately it wasn't on our original itinerary as we didn't know this even existed and by the time we found it, they didn't have a reservation available.  No need to worry-I have googled places where this exists in the US including Chicago, IL and Vail, CO.  Visiting Chicago and Vail are already on the bucket list, might as well add Enjoy a beer in a Beer Spa too! The 8 hour drive from Prague to Venice wasn't too shabby.  Beautiful views, no speed limits, and German/Italian music the entire way-haha! We almost didn't purchase the GPS for the car and in retrospect, I am so glad we had that GPS!!! A divorce is a lot more expensive than a hundr