Our first day in Munich, and we spent the day exploring the Marienplatz, which we could walk to from our hotel. Great fun! Lots of shops--all the famous designers and then some. On the platz were artists and musicians and thousands of people, probably mostly tourists like us! We shopped a little but spent most of our time in the churches (St. Michael's, St. Peter's, and the small church where Rupert Mayer is buried) and palace. Both large churches have been almost totally reconstructed after the damage they sustained in WW2. They are just gorgeous--amazing what human beings are capable of and churches like these are a testament to it! We lunched at Rishart Cafe--I had a roasted veggie sandwich, which was very good, and Rick had a turkey sandwich--not too German, I have to admit. We visited Rathous, which I think is a palace, but I'm not sure. Today, it's mostly offices, but visitors can roam the halls and get a feel for what it was like back in the day: huge, austere with all its marble and granite, and impressive. Rick had his first bier, a weissbier, and pretzel at a little cafe, called Ratskeller, in the courtyard of the palace. After that, we climbed the 14 story staircase to the top of St. Peter's clocktower, which offered a breathtakingly spectacular view of Munich. We got our exercise today for sure.
By the way, our hotel totally redeemed itself this morning with a breakfast spread that was outstanding...3 stars just went to 4!
By the way, our hotel totally redeemed itself this morning with a breakfast spread that was outstanding...3 stars just went to 4!
Hi Diana,
ReplyDeleteYour trip is sounding fabulous! I never thought I would read a blog but this is great. weissbier is our favorite and you are in the right place to drink it. Salzburg also makes a good one. I agree with you on the church restorations. Are you going out to Dachau while you are there? Public transit takes you to the site, it is sad but uplifting all at the same time.
Hugs,
Donna H.
July 21,
ReplyDeleteHello,
Glad to read that exploration and exercise are followed by beer and food. Life's balance.
As for the car, you must be crusin' like two teens on their first date. Send pics soon. I want to dream.
Paula
St. Michael's, St. Peter's those were amazing cathedrals :)!! and a weissbier and pretzel = truly german experience! Now try to do what Josh, ryan, and I did...2-3 liters in one night haha...now that equals a truly german experience as well. Haha, yes i know momma its not good for you, but definitely fun for the short while...my liver probably is still recovering! I hope you two are capturing all of the beauty that europes history has to offer and more :) I also hope your joy ride ;) aka ..your hot rod bmw is everything you guys wished for hehe!! zoom zoom hehe. Miss you oodles..the house is not the same without you guys...everytime i come home i anticipate ill get a hug smell good cookin and hang out with great conversations with the two of you ! love you so much...nelson and pheobie say HI..woof woof! Josh says hi and hopes you guys are having a blast! Love you soooo much!!!
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love snicker doodles!
We did go to Dachau--will post that soon. Thank you for the notes, guys--keep 'em comin'! It's great to be connected to back home this way. The one thing I really miss is all of you!! And, of course, our fur children.
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