The travel to München was done in another luxury train. We were woken up twice for passport checks, but I didn't mind so much because it meant I got stamps, yay!
We walked and walked to the hostel and then couldn't get into our room until 1pm, so we did washing and other administration stuff while we waited. After finally settling ourselves we went for a walk in to the city centre - Marienplatz - to view the Glockenspiel at 5 pm. It was an über hot day so we walked slowly through the town making our way past the various cathedrals towards the Residenz (palace). The building was closed so we walked through the palace gardens and came across an Australian swing band playing in a gazebo while swing dancers swung away. After enjoying the entertainment for a while we continued wandering up to the Englishe Garden where we marveled at the surfers in the 10 m wide river. We tried to avert our eyes while passing the nudist sunbaking area.
Surfing - München style... I'm not sure it is all that safeThe second day was spent exploring the Deutsches Museum for 5 hours. So much to see so little time!!! It is the most awesome science museum - every exibit has hands on components which makes it really fun. For example, the chemistry section had many chemical reactions set up so that you can press a button and it mixes several compoents for you. We had a quick refuel at the museum restaurant - traditional German fare of schnitzel, sauerkraut and knödel. After we had worn ourselves out, it was then back to Starbucks for a coffee (finally a semi-decent coffee in Europe) then back to relax in the hostel.
We left on the third day, but not before tasting some of the gastronomical delights at the Bahnhof (and taking some with us for on the train).
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2 comments:
Those cakes look absolutely delicious! I want one!!!
I had one... they were!
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