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Thirty min after arriving Munich I was on a bus tour. For those waiting for modern architecture, this is it, the headquarters of BMW
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Seems I've done a lot of eating and certainly more drinking on this trip. It's lunch time in southern Germany enroute to Munich. Nice salad with chicken strips(16 euros) and wine(22 euros). About $44 US. The attendant really pitched the wine.
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First meal in Munich. Traditional sausages(wurst), sauerkraut and potatoes and of course beer
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Walking tour started at 1015 and lasted for 1.5 hours. This is the Bavarian court of Justice. Munich is the capital of the state of Bavaria
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This is Charles Gate one of the original gates that allowed access to the once walled city. Nearly all we are going to see is within the confines of the original wall
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St Michael a Jesuit church was completed in 1597. Like so many buildings during WWII the church was badly damaged but was restored shortly after the end of the war
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Cathedral of Our Dear Lady peaking over a building. Finished in 1488, the domes were added in 1525
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I just thought this was different
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This is the New Town Hall in its neo-Gothic facade finished in 1908. It houses the world famous Glockenspiel with mechanical moving figures
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The column of the Virgin Mary sits in the middle of Marienplatz, the heart of Munich
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There was a big celebration going on this Saturday, it was the 100th anniversary of Mary being named the patron saint of Munich. As if we needed any more people on the streets'
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St. Peter's Church is the oldest parish church in Munich , first time mentioned in 1181. The tower is 298 feet tall. I converted the meters for those still metrically challenged
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Interior of St Peter's which was reshaped about 1750 on the "Bavarian Baroque" style. Through my travels I have learned many churches and other buildings have often been redesigned to conform to the popular architecture of the "day"
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The ceiling which was restored in 1999-2000. The church is affectionately called "Alter Peter" or Old Peter by the locals. No further comment
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A really fun place was theViktualiearkt, a daily open air market with about 140 different vendors selling vegetables, flowers, spices, cheeses and many other products you must have. Most stalls open at 800am but the beer garden doesn't open until 900am
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Fruit anyone?
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Lunch time in the beer garden. Try to find a vacant seat!
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Doesn't this look like a fun place?
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I was getting hungry and thirsty so I bought some kind of sausage, kraut and of course a beer. A fine balanced meal
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On the walking tour was the world famous Hofbrauhaus which was a former brewery. They now make this brand elsewhere and this is a rollicking, roaring beer parlor
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Entering the place at mid day
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It was not quiet
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These guys had some real competition to be heard
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These guys had some real competition to be heard
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Second floor veranda and garden below. Was told they can handle about 3000 sober people but they've never had that many sober customers at one time!
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Upstairs banquet hall where Hitler gave his first public speech.
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I really needed to take a photo of the place at night so I obligingly returned.
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Yep, still busy. I think I saw some of these people earlier in the day
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The lady with the white purse is trying to find the girls room. Hope she found it!
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Dinner was as bland as it looked
