Chapter 241: Hofbräuhaus
Early the next morning, after the golden autumn group finished breakfast, the bus took everyone to Munich.
Cologne and Munich are more than 500 kilometers apart.
After the car drove onto the highway, they sat on the high-back seats, looking at the green fields on both sides of the highway and the endless traffic on both sides of the minibus.
According to the regulations of the EU countries, the minibus entered the service area once halfway and continued to travel after a break.
At one o'clock in the afternoon, the minibus arrived in Munich, the third largest city in Germany!
After a Chinese meal at a Chinese restaurant, the minibus first took the Golden Autumn Group to one of the most famous attractions in downtown Munich:
Hofbräuhaus.
On the way to the Hofbräuhaus, in order to let everyone know the history of the Hofbräuhaus, the tour guide Xiao Luo seized the time to introduce to everyone:
"Friends, we are going to visit the local attraction in Germany, which is also a world-famous political attraction - Hofbräuhaus Munich!
This beer hall was founded in 1589 and has a history of more than 400 years.
For more than 400 years, Hofbräuhaus has been one of the best places for European celebrities and politicians to meet. For example, Princess Sissi, the poet Goethe, and the great man Lenin all drank wine and met friends at this Hofbräuhaus.
The famous Austrian composer Mozart also drank and made music there many times, and composed the opera "Idomeinho".
Of course, it was Hitler, the head of the Nazi Reich, who really made Hofbräuhaus famous all over the world!
In 1923, in order to overthrow the German Republic, Hitler hijacked the Bavarian leader in this Hofbräuhaus and published the famous "25-Point Program".
That was the "Beer Hall Riot" that shook the world at that time!
However, it is very regrettable that Hitler's insurrection ended in failure. ”
"Hey, Xiao Luo, I see it, it looks like there's a beer shop there! Could it be the Hofbräuhaus? ”
While the minibus was still moving, Mr. Liu, a big man in Shandong, turned his head and glanced out the window of the car, and found that there was an old beer shop on the street.
"Mr. Liu, you're right, it's the world-famous 'Royal Beer House'!"
The tour guide Xiao Luo answered Mr. Liu clearly.
It turned out that the place where the Golden Autumn Tuan had just dined was less than two kilometers away from the "Hofbräuhau".
A few minutes after the minibus drove out, and the tour guide Xiao Luo's introduction was not finished, the car had already entered the parking lot next to the "Royal Brasserie".
After the car stopped, the tour guide Xiao Luo habitually held a pennant and led the golden autumn group to appreciate the special charm of "Hofbräuhau".
When the Golden Autumn Group arrived at the gate of the Hofbräuhaus and looked at the Brasserie from the street, they didn't seem to find anything special.
Above this beer hall is a thick, old rectangular solid wood plaque.
On the solid wood plaque, there is a large line of text written in German, which is the name of the "Hofbräuhaus"!
In appearance, it is really not much different from the traditional Chinese old plaque.
However, when the members of the Golden Autumn Troupe walked into the beer house, they found that the scene inside was very different!
After entering the beer hall, you are greeted by a dining hall of more than 600 square meters.
The floor of the hall is made of ancient bricks and stones dating back hundreds of years.
The ground is jet black and noticeably uneven.
In the middle of the hall, there is a two-meter-wide passage.
On each side of the passage, rows of long tables are placed for customers to drink.
The long table is made of thick wooden planks and is one meter wide and five meters long.
On either side of the long table, long wooden benches are arranged.
Those wooden benches were also made of thick wooden boards.
Whether it is a long table, a long wooden bench, or a wooden plank, it is at least fifteen centimeters!
And on the table top or stool surface, it is always shiny old wood.
Needless to say, you know that this is an old wooden table and an old wooden bench from hundreds of years ago!
On the left side of the middle of the hall is a rectangular old bar.
The bar counter is made of thick old wooden planks.
On the left side of the bar, as well as behind the bar, there are more than a dozen private rooms of 20 to 30 square meters.
The area occupied by the box is probably more than 500 square meters.
Moreover, the private rooms here are completely open without doors and windows.
The tables and stools in the box are exactly similar to those in the hall, but they differ slightly in length and width.
Looking at such a spacious hall and box, Liping immediately had a feeling of returning to the basics!
Liping clearly remembers that when she lived in a small county town in the past, whether it was in her own home or in a small restaurant in the county seat, the tables and stools used were basically all logs.
Moreover, the tables and stools in the county, which are generally similar to those here, are made of logs.
The surface finish of the wood, which is similar to that here, is rougher.
Of course, if chronologically speaking, the tables and stools in the small county town are absolutely incomparable compared with the tables and benches here!
Liping is a careful person, after looking at the area of the Hofbräuhaus and the tables and benches, she did a rough mental arithmetic, and knew that this brasserie can receive at least 1,000 guests at a time!
After looking at the hall of the beer house, Liping couldn't help but look up at the roof again, only to see that there were many antique and colorful pictures painted on the roof, which could make people have an obvious nostalgic charm.
At this time, although it was almost two o'clock in the afternoon, in the entire beer hall, Liping and the members of the Golden Autumn Troupe saw that there were still many local and foreign guests, sitting comfortably at those long tables with a long history.
On the long tables of their guests, there are more or less various dishes, including braised pork legs, roast chicken and roast goose, white sausages, large steaks, salads and cold cuts.
Although the dishes on the table are different, one thing is absolutely the same!
That's a bunch of golden brand beer brewed by Hofbräuhaus itself!
These beers are at least a pound or more per stick.
If anyone thinks that the beer cup is too big and wants to find a cup here, or find a guest with that kind of bottle, it is completely impossible!
Because the beer brewed in Hofbräuhaus is always bottled in cups, and it is always sold by the cup, and it is never bottled.
Witnessing this situation, many members of the Golden Autumn Troupe remembered an old Chinese saying:
"Eat meat in large chunks and drink wine in large bowls"!
What's even more refreshing is that on the specially set aside space next to the bar, there is a small orchestra holding various Western instruments.
There are seven or eight performers in total.
When the guests sit at the table or sit in the private room to eat, these instrumentalists are all playing melodious and beautiful light music intently.
When you sing about wine, what is your life?
What would it be like to be in such an environment, "eating meat in a big piece and drinking in a big bowl"!?
In the beautiful and light rhythm of the strings, watching the guests drinking at the table continue to drink, talking and laughing, many members of the Golden Autumn Troupe can't help but salivate!
"Brothers, in such a beautiful environment, let's do it a few times, okay?"
At this time, it was Mr. Liu, the Shandong man, who couldn't resist the temptation of brewing beer at the Royal Beer House at first, and immediately issued an initiative to the two fellows next to him.
"No problem, I'll have to do a few bites!"
Mr. Liu's two fellow villagers immediately responded to the call and went directly to the bar to buy wine and vegetables.
Mr. Liu chose a long table to sit down at in the hall next to the bar.
Mengdu saw a few Shandong companions go to buy wine, and naturally they couldn't resist the temptation of royal beer.
He said to Liping beside him:
"Liping, I'd like to try the beer here!"
With that, he walked towards the bar.
"Mr. Liu, Xiao Wang, this afternoon, we will also visit the BMW headquarters in Germany and the Munich Olympic Park! If you want to drink, do you want to drink again at the hotel in the evening? ”
The tour guide Xiao Luo saw that several members of the Golden Autumn Group were going to drink, and he was worried that there would not be enough time for the later visits, so he immediately stepped forward to stop them.
"Hey, Xiao Luo, it's okay! Let's take a drink. It won't take a few minutes. ”
Mr. Liu waved his hand to the tour guide with a smile, and said to the two fellows standing in front of the bar:
"Hey, Xiao Li, Xiao Sun——, you hurry up, please wait for the waiter to hurry up and serve the wine!"
At this time, Mengdu glanced at the tour guide Xiao Luo with some hesitation, and saw that after listening to Mr. Liu's words, she did not resolutely stop drinking, so she also hurried to the bar to pay.
After a while, the waitress with a small apron in the beer house delivered a plate of white sausages, a plate of roast chicken and four beers to the long table selected by Mr. Liu according to the meal list purchased by Mr. Liu's fellow countryman and Mengdu.
So, Mr. Liu, Mengdu and two Shandong villagers sat on both sides of the long table, enjoying the light music played by the small orchestra at the bar, and drinking royal beer happily!
"Ah——, the beer from Hofbräuhaus is amazing!"
After Mr. Liu took a big sip of draft beer, he praised excitedly and happily.
Then, Mr. Liu put down the draft beer, stuffed a piece of white sausage into his mouth, and chewed it with a big grin.
While eating, Mr. Liu suddenly remembered something, and immediately turned his head and shouted to Liping who was standing on the side:
"Hey, Xiao Zhang, Zhang Liping, the beauties of our Golden Autumn Troupe, will you also come to accompany your husband for a drink?"
"Ahh Mr. Liu, I won't drink! ”
Liping heard Mr. Liu suddenly call herself to drink, and her white and tender face immediately turned red.
She shook her hand at Mr. Liu very nervously, and then chased after Xiao Luo, the tour guide who had already walked to the gate.
"Haha, haha, hahahaha——!"
From behind Liping, the happy laughter of four drinkers was heard.
After about twenty minutes, Mr. Liu, Mengdu and the other four people had eaten and drunk enough, and came out of the Hofbräuhaus happily.
After going out, they saw that the other members of the Golden Autumn Regiment were visiting the old buildings near the street, so they joined everyone together.
"Well, friends, now we're all here! Next, we will visit the Olympic Plaza Park, and then visit the BMW headquarters in Munich. ”
After the tour guide Xiao Luo nodded silently in his heart, he waved a pennant and led the Golden Autumn Group to the parking lot.