Twin City Photos

The atmosphere at the Hofbräuhaus is pretty cheerful. Everyone appears to be having a good time, whether a regular, or a visitor. The on the left is one of the Pretzel girls, not their official title, but just what we choose to call them. Being a Pretzel girl requires a stout build, because they walk around for hours with a large tray suspended around their necks, loaded with pretzels, while holding one up in the air (with a napkin of course). Doesn’t seem to dent their mood.

Second picture shows the band, which plays all day long, with breaks of course. They did once get up from their bandstand and marched around the Hofbräuhaus while playing.

Third picture shows one of the Stammtisches. Remember these are reserved for the regulars. The young guy in the middle must have been someone of importance, as people would occasionally come up and shake his hand. Or maybe it was his birthday.

Final picture shows a sight we’re not used to in the states. What appear to be boys drinking beer in public. The drinking age in Germany is 16 years, for beer anyway, 18 for wine and spirits. There is a debate in Germany about whether the drinking age should be raised. Here in the states we are having the opposite argument, about whether the drinking age should be lowered from 21 to 18. Personally I think if you’re old enough to go to war and die, you’re old enough to consume alcohol.