River surfing: iconic surf spot in central Munich

Not far from the Bavarian parliament building, the Aisbach river is suddenly gaining strength. Spray soars up, the sun plays a wonderful game with golden autumn. So teens are cut into the canast for matches. It seems that the shadows under the bridge are dark as night, and the sky is painted on the asphalt and paving stones with transparent colors. This is the color music of the second half of the year. To the right. October fries. The virgins are pressed against the backs of chairs in a cafe. Enjoy the slow pace, the noise of the trams and the screams of the children, but we are not there, but to the crowd of onlookers looking down.

Eisbach is no longer a secret. He was given a spill in the 2010th year, and the first lunatic “stood up” in the wave in 1965 on an ordinary wooden board and without a neoprene suit. His name is Arthur Pauli. Friends joined the innovator. So one of the most iconic surf spots in the world, designed for top-class professionals, was born. It is 500 kilometers from the nearest sea, in the center of Munich, where the English Park ends, where couples in love from the French Quarter move to give each other joy.

Public organizations and architects joined in organizing the wave. The most titled of them is Diplom-Ingenieur Prof. Doktor. Robert Meier-Staude. Least - the former cemetery watchman Wolfrik, retrained as a manager. Money flowed from the city budget to the stream, but not from the stream to the budget. Therefore, do not be surprised if one day a fence appears along the perimeter of the wave with a wicket and a barreled cashier in huge glasses. There was already an attempt to spoil the holiday, but the admirals of bureaucratic storms interceded behind the stream, leaving it free.

You can climb into the stream from May to November. December trout flocks will enter Munich at dawn, under the crows croaking. Eisbach will again become illegal, but not empty. People go to him, clutching surfboards with icy fingers. In the stream, fuss is even in frost, but still far from white snows and black silhouettes. Today's wind from the south is riddled with love and tastes like mineral water.

Passers-by slow down the solemn march and stop. Onlookers form a crowd, take out beer bottles, flowers, cameras and stop breathing for long ten minutes. You hear the tune of early John Cash. When it becomes unbearable, the nose inhales a new portion of air with noise and again calms down. I admit that I was breathing normally. It seemed to me that the angels came down from heaven and glide along the waves.

Autumn march.

Spot with surfers very close to the "House of Arts" - literally fifty meters.

Pay attention to the age of surfers. Not all of them are young boys and girls.

Multi-volumes have been circulated about this and a film has been shot that has won prizes three times at famous film festivals - Keep surfing. He starred in those years when surfing was officially banned in the river. The premiere was in Munich, and after the film got to the States, where he was dragged by Robert de Niro, the entertainment in the city center was allowed.