So far Munich has been the highlight of my travel. It’s an amazingly large city and four days were only enough to see the most touristic sight seeings. It started in Marienplatz where the neo-Gothic Neues Rathause with its fabulous facade stands. At 11 am I joined the huge crowed to watch the Glockenspiel. The characters spring into action for 12 min portraying a knights‘ tournament. Opposite the Neues Rathaus stands the St. Peterskirche. It was a clear day with blue sky and that was agood enough reason for me to climb up 300 steps of the 92 meter tower for a good view of the city. I was even able to get the Alps in the city background.

No visit would be completed without going to the Bavaria’s most celebrated beer hall, the Hofbrauhause. I also found out that they make the best Schweinhexe which goes particularly well with Mass (1 liter) dark beer. The noise level of hundreds of excited tourists combined with the band gives that chaotic feel upon entry. However, after a liter of beer the noise doesn’t bother any more.

And last but not least was BMW Welt, redesigned from scratch and reopened in 2008. This is like no other car world/museum on the planet. Unfortunately, the factory tour was closed until the end of Janurary. I could not watch the ‚birth‘ of a real Beamer. However, the showrrom presented a variety of BMW’s of all times.

Hamburg is my last destination.

P.S. I was unable to post the great photos I took due to the hotel internet restrictions.