Munich Hotel Base for Cricket Team

Cricket is not exactly a huge sport in Germany, but we were having a great time touring around and playing some of the local teams.  We had just arrived in Munich after already having played in Berlin and Hamburg.  Our Hotel Munich (Hotel München) was fantastic and we really felt at home here right away.  There was a great gym and swimming pool here, but more importantly a well stocked bar and a great restaurant.  Munich was going to be our base for about a week while we played two one day cricket matches with a couple of the local teams in the Munich competition. 

Travelling all the way from England to Germany for a cricket tour may seem a little strange, but a couple of our team members had family here and organising the matches and the tour was made easy for us with a few connections in place.  It was a great excuse for a holiday in Germany as well, and a lot of use were especially looking forward to spending a little time in Munich.

The game of cricket is growing in Germany but it is not exactly catching the nation by storm just yet.  Football is huge in Germany and motor sport also has a huge following here, however cricket is not even on the radar.  The German national team rank 37th in the world and are equal with teams like the Bahamas and Mozambique.  This gives a useful comparison of where cricket sits in the national German psyche.  The game is played here however, and we have found some great competition with the local teams.  While it is true that our little English county team is not the most successful team around, we have managed to have some competitive games here with some worthy opposition.  Our next game is not for three days, which gives us all a good opportunity to explore Munich and the facilities of this fantastic Hotel Munich (Hotel München) where we are staying.

It is nice to stay in a centralised hotel when you are in a new city, that way you don't have to deal with public transport and the many headaches that it can bring.  Munich is a great city to just walk around as there is some amazing architecture here and a good overall atmosphere in most parts of the city.  Some of the team are feeling the weight of culture and want to check out the galleries and museums tomorrow, while others are keen just to hit the shops and the beer halls before having to worry about the next game.  Having this great hotel will allow us to split up and go our own ways if we want to, and meet up later for a meal and a drink together.  I am sure that this cricket tour to Germany will last long on every body's memories, it may even be something we will tell our grand kids about in the years to come.