Walking tour of Munich and FC Bayern Munchen match

I went on a walking tour of Munich this morning. What I learned was:
* Munich used to be the capital of Bavaria when it was it's own country
* Most of the money for Munich came from a monopoly on the Salt trade AKA White Gold in the 1100s
* Alot of the layout of the city now (pedestrian access only downtown) and the subway system were developed in 1971 prior to the Munich Olympics
* At the start of the tour I held a sign that said "walking tour" for the tour guide and attracted 6 more people to our tour. At 10 euros each, I think I could start a business...

On the tour I met a Mexican/San Diego couple that were travelling through Europe in a new Volvo that they bought in Sweden and were going to have it shipped back home used. Apparently this is pretty popular here and I now think that is what the two couples at the Porsche tour were doing as well.

After the tour I went to the Olympic Gardens to go watch a Hannover vs FC Bazern Munchen football game. Very big stadium and area. Going there I felt I was going to a fair and not just a single sporting event. There were 62,000 fans in the stadium for the game.

It was probably the biggest outdoor game I have ever been to. I prefer the hockey arenas because they are more intimate, but this was still a good game in a very cool stadium.

One interesting thing is how there was an announcer or mc for the game who got the fans into it. When the home team took to the field he called out each player's first name and everyone else chanted back their last name.

After a goal...
Announcer (in german): What is the score?
Everyone (64,000 people): "Ein!"
Announcer: "to?"
Everyone: "Nul"
Announcer: "Danke!"
Everyone: "Bitte!"

It was pretty funny!

Bayern Munchen won the game by trei to nul. According to the 10 year old next to me, almost all of the players for Bayern Munchen are on the German National team. I recognized only Oliver Kahn (their keeper) - but I have only seen Germany play once against Brazil in the world cup.