Munich, Germany - Days 5 and 6
On the road to Munich...
Big sky Bavaria.
Suddenly in the city.
A package of Matchbox Mercedes.
Our hotel is a short walk from the middle of things. Our first foray took us past Bayerisches Staatsministerium Der Justiz.
Hirmer Große Größen - a department store on Neuhauser Straße.
People are wonderfully serious about flower baskets in this region.
Bustling Neuhauser Straße -
great shopping!
great shopping!
Marienplatz - busy square, busier architecture.
Gothic Revival detail on the city hall.
Peterskirche - St. Peter's Church.
View over Munich from Peterskirche steeple, another climb up a narrow stairway - 306 steps.
Neues Rathaus - "new" meaning 1874 in this case.
Facade.
Glockenspiel above main entrance - 43 bells and 32 life-sized figures.
The belfry.
Frauenkirche.
Viktualienmarkt is down on the right under the awnings - 140 stalls and shops. Our next destination...
Mushrooms galore at Viktualienmarkt.
Taking a break at Biergarten Viktualienmarkt.
Carvings under consideration.
Shoppers on the move.
Theatinerstraße, looking toward Theatine Church of St. Cajetan.
Hofgarten - Dianatempel (built 1615) and Theatine Church of St. Cajetan.
Englischer Garten, since 1789. One of the world's largest urban public parks at 910 acres.
Bar-headed geese at Englischer Garten.
Surfing the standing wave on the stream.
View from Weinstraße.
Hofbräuhaus am Platzl, founded in 1589.
One can find bier here!
Bavarian folk artists fascinate a group of tourists from China.
Interior design.
Brunnenbuberl (Fountain Boy) by Matthias Gasteiger, 1895 - on Neuhauser Straße.
Evening winds down at Karlsplatz, a place to cool off on a summer's eve.