26MAY2018                                                                                                            Munich, Germany

A Free Weekend

This weekend was adventurous, my friends and I went to Munich. Why Munich? Because Munich is a city where you can experience the Bavarian culture.
We started the day off by going to Olympiapark.

From the Spiridon-Louis-Ring 21 looking out to Olympiapark

Olympiapark was the place where the 1972 summer Olympics were held. A big park with many facilities in good condition. There is a point at Olympiapark where you can look out into the city. The park was massive
and I was thoroughly impressed by how
some structures were held by its unusual placement of wire rope. During the walk through the park, we saw many bike stands for an electric bike (ebike) race. The Olympiapark was defiantly worth going to.

BMW i8 electric car

After the park, we went to the BMW museum and Walt. The BMW museum/Walt reminded me of the Autostadt.except they had cars, motorcycles, electric cars, and jet engines on display. We saw the development of BMW, starting in 1916 as it originally produced aircraft engines. Only in 1923 did they create the first motorcycle and in 1928 produced the first car. BMW was a booming industry, and in WWII was needed for its good aircraft engines. By 1944, BMW created the worlds first jet engine, the Jumo 003. Seeing the engine first hand was remarkable. After WWII, BMW slowly got back into the motorcycle and car industry. Since then it has been growing with new sub-brands such as Mini and Rolls Royce. After visiting the museum we went to the Deutsches Museum, Technology Museum.

Miners being depicted as they determine

how level the surface is

The museum had everything you could possibly want to learn in the sciences. From coal mining to maritime navigation to solar energies, the 8-floor museum building wasn't enough for one day. I made my way to a couple of

exhibits such as the mining exhibit and I was in shock on how in-depth it was. Going through this I saw the methods that were used in going down to the mine, how they transported things through waterways. Having to build the infrastructure to mine before you can start operations underneath was amazing. The equipment necessary below the ground and above was truly one of the most eye-opening experiences. I gained a whole new sense of respect for miners and there hard work in not just mining, but transporting it, communicating and coordinating with machines and people many meters above and below.

After the experience at the Deutsches Museum,

we thought to go to a less mentally exhausting museum. Since we were in Bavaria, we had to go to the Oktoberfest Museum. We learned how Oktoberfest was started in 1810 and its development to

Men in lederhosen playing some traditional

Bavarian music at the Hofbräuhaus     

bringing horse races, Bavarian food, and beer coming together. We also learned that it is a multi-day festival that lasts for 17/18 days. After a hard day of walking around and acquiring new information, we thought to have the most Bavarian dinner we could find. At the Hofbräuhaus, we had some traditional Bavarian food, such as Ox, potatoes, stuffing. It was a good time. Munich has a good amount to offer and its festivals. It reminded me a lot of Vienna, but in its own unique German way. 

Marlon Cammarano

NUCC, Class of 2020

Construction Management