After a very relaxing breakfast on the veranda of the hotel, we set out to see some of the highlights of Munich. Our first stop of the day was to view and hear the world famous Glockenspiel, located in front of the
Rathaus on the
Marienplatz. The Glockenspiel is scheduled to start to chime while
the life-sized statues rotate around each other in a mock dance at 11 AM. We arrived at the
Rathaus at 10:50 AM and there were hoards of tourists staring up, waiting for the spectacle to begin. To
every one's disappointment, at 11 AM nothing happened. Finally at 11:05, the bottom row of the statues began to rotate a bit, with no music. After 1 minute, the show was over. Obviously the cro
wd was very disappointed. After a bit of research I found out that the
Rathaus & Glockenspiel are currently under major renovation.....therefore the limited show. We now headed for a walk through the
Englischer Garden which is a huge park that stretches alongside the
Isar River. The park is one of the largest cit
y parks in Europe and larger than New York City's Central Park. Nude sunbathing is permitted in the park, which actually makes it a large tourist attraction in Munich........and I was not disappointed!! Right in the middle of Munich, were nude people lying on the grass and just walking around. Unfortunately, the majority of them were older men. At first I was quite astonished to see all these nude people, but adjusted to the situation rather quickly. Our prime destination within the park was actually the
Chinesischer Turm Bier Garden, where we were headed for lunch. This beer garden is actually the second
largest beer garden in Munich with 7,0
00 seats. Upon our arrival at the beer garden, there were various kiosks selling all types of German food, including chicken, wursts
, ribs, grilled fish, salads, etc., and of course various types and sizes of beer. Gail and I split an assortment of dishes as well as a liter of
Hofbrau bier. What a great lunch. Since this was a Sunday afternoon, the park and bier
garden were packed with people. After leaving the bier garden, we took a leisurely walk back to the hotel for a bit of rest and relaxation. Later in the day we again explored parts of Munich and ended up at the famous
Hofbrauhaus for dinner and a few liters of beer.
As the evening wore on, we were rather tired from all the walking and beer and finally headed back to the hotel for a solid nights sleep.
After a very relaxing breakfast on the veranda of the hotel, we set out to see some of the highlights of Munich. Our first stop of the day was to view and hear the world famous Glockenspiel, located in front of the Rathaus on the Marienplatz. The Glockenspiel is scheduled to start to chime while 
the life-sized statues rotate around each other in a mock dance at 11 AM. We arrived at the Rathaus at 10:50 AM and there were hoards of tourists staring up, waiting for the spectacle to begin. To every one's disappointment, at 11 AM nothing happened. Finally at 11:05, the bottom row of the statues began to rotate a bit, with no music. After 1 minute, the show was over. Obviously the cro
wd was very disappointed. After a bit of research I found out that the Rathaus & Glockenspiel are currently under major renovation.....therefore the limited show. We now headed for a walk through the Englischer Garden which is a huge park that stretches alongside the Isar River. The park is one of the largest cit
y parks in Europe and larger than New York City's Central Park. Nude sunbathing is permitted in the park, which actually makes it a large tourist attraction in Munich........and I was not disappointed!! Right in the middle of Munich, were nude people lying on the grass and just walking around. Unfortunately, the majority of them were older men. At first I was quite astonished to see all these nude people, but adjusted to the situation rather quickly. Our prime destination within the park was actually the Chinesischer Turm Bier Garden, where we were headed for lunch. This beer garden is actually the second largest beer garden in Munich with 7,0
00 seats. Upon our arrival at the beer garden, there were various kiosks selling all types of German food, including chicken, wursts
, ribs, grilled fish, salads, etc., and of course various types and sizes of beer. Gail and I split an assortment of dishes as well as a liter of Hofbrau bier. What a great lunch. Since this was a Sunday afternoon, the park and bier garden were packed with people. After leaving the bier garden, we took a leisurely walk back to the hotel for a bit of rest and relaxation. Later in the day we again explored parts of Munich and ended up at the famous Hofbrauhaus for dinner and a few liters of beer.
As the evening wore on, we were rather tired from all the walking and beer and finally headed back to the hotel for a solid nights sleep.
1 comment:
I can see why you were depressed about leaving.... you won't find the nudists and the same beer here! :)
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