Alter Simpl In the heart of Maxvorstadt, this cute little place is apparently something of an institution. Student prices and a more...

Ciao Ragazzi A cute little Italian place in the heart of Maxvorstadt, I’d walked past several times before trying it out for a lunch...

Days since last round up: 14 Best bit of vocab: verschenken (‘to give something away’, usually something you want to get rid of but can...

Getting the train from Munich on Friday night, We got in quite late so didn’t have much chance to explore, but even the walk from the...

Days since last round up: 14 Best bit of vocab: ‘schnappen’ (to snatch, pick up - also if you need to grab a child before they do...

Last weekened was the time for my first big day trip, setting off from Hauptbahnhof just before 8am with the two Annas, both friends from...

Days since last round up: 6 Estimated fluency: 90% if it’s to do with children or around the house, 80% in day to day interactions, as...

Cafe Fräulein Just off the Viktualienmarkt, this cute little cafe isn’t the best to spend the day in, but for a quick coffee break or a...

Days since last round up: 7 Days spent looking after children: 1 Estimated fluency: 70% (coped well with variety of day to day...

Days since last round up: 8 Best bit of vocab: anstoßen (‘to chink glasses’, ‘to cheers’, but also the act of getting together to do...

Days since last round up: 7 Miles from Munich: 145 Major achievements: my first ever fully natural and entirely even golden tan Reading:...

Days since last round up: 8 Estimated fluency: 68% (we’re sticking here for a bit) Miles from Munich: 145 Major achievements: learning...

Café Josefina A convenient location just off Josephplatz, this unassuming little café is an absolute gem. Trendy interior and a modest...

Days since last round up: 7 Estimated fluency: 68% (must stress that this is very arbitrary and incredibly hard to judge incremental...

My Indigo Right in the centre of Münchner Freiheit, this cute little cafe gives off very indie soul-food vibes. Lots of choice of tasty...

Days since last round up: 7 Estimated fluency: anywhere between 20 and 70% (more on this later) Major achievements: recovering AWOL...

Days since last round up: 8 Estimated fluency: 65% (feeling good this week) Major achievements: on time to kindergarten everyday except...

Days since last round up: 0 Estimated fluency: 51% (sadly not been mistaken for a German yet) Best word learnt this week: Reise nach...

I’ve not been in Munich for long, but I’ve already found a few places which I hope I’ll be coming back to reguarly - some were planned...