Our next destination was Munich. For this leg, we decided to take the Autobahn route, although we traveled through quite a bit of backroads before we reached it. Munich was not that far away, so we arrived fairly early and decided to go to the Altstadt, Marionplatz. It was Sunday, and there was a huge street fair going on there, so parking was difficult.
We eventually found a spot and walked through the crowds. It was nice out, but warm. After walking about ¼ mile, we found a restaurant for lunch, but I realized that I’d forgotten my camera, so I wanted to go back to the car for it. That later turned out to be a mistake!
After lunch we walked around some more and listened to the music. There was some colorful ethnic dancing on a stage but it was difficult to get close enough for good pictures.
We went into the City Hall, which was interesting architecture.
Our flat was probably the most eclectic of the places we stayed. Rodrigo is an artist, and the flat was filled with artworks from floor to ceiling.
While in Munich, we were able to do some sightseeing. On Monday, we went to the Nymphenburg Palace, a huge extravagant palace, originally built by Bavarian Elector Ferdinand Maria, and extended by his heirs. There would be no way for me to capture the grandeur of this place (even if my good camera were working), so I am including a photo from the web. That small cube in the middle is the original large palace, and the rest of the buildings and grounds dwarf it!
Again, this was really interesting because it had been lived in, and there were many exhibits of furniture and art that were used by the Bavarian royalty. It is still used as a home by Franz, Duke of Bavaria, the head of the Bavarian royal family.
One of the more interesting exhibits was the Marstallmuseum that had many carriages and horse-drawn sleds used by the Emperor.
There was also an extensive collection of porcelain.
Unfortunately, it was raining quite hard when we were there, so we couldn’t enjoy a walk through the extensive gardens.
On Tuesday, before catching our train to Berlin, we went to the Bavarian National Museum. It was a good way to pass some time, but I wish they had had more English-language translations. Nevertheless, the artifacts were interesting. I had left the spare camera in our locker at the train station, so all I have to show of that visit is a couple of poor phone photos.
