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So, I like Munich, not that I've had the authentic munich experience or anything - the only munich specialty that I tried was the beer, and I doubt I'll make it to a biergarten tonight (gotta pack!)
But I have seen it to be a fairy tale city.
Mostly, for the last two days I went sightseeing; there's a hell of a lot to do here. I checked out the BMW museum, the Pinakothek der Moderne and the Brandhorst Museum (both have 1 euro admission on Sundays); I actually didn't like the BMW museum much - I felt it was just a giant 'hey look at us we're awesome', but that might be just me - I know Jen liked, 'cause she told me about it, but still. The art museums are kind of awesome; the Pinakothek der Moderne has a large section on design. That is worth seeing alone - there is an entire section devoted to teapots and coffee machines! Very cool. The Brandhorst is right next door - literally - and that was not as good; it's more of a modern art museum, and that has the associated baggage of minimalism and so on. I've found a Warhol exhibit or work in every museum I've visited though - throughout germany, if there's a connection with art or photography he will be there. To be honest I'm starting to get tired of the man.
Today I was going to go to the Stadtmuseum, which has a comprehensive history of Munich; it's closed on Mondays. DERP! But wandering around Munich was good enough. It finally warmed up this afternoon - twenty degrees instead of ten - and so I headed up through the downtown and up through the Englischer Garten. There is a lot to stumble upon in Munich, as Dad surely knows from his look through the guidebook; I think it does better than Prague on the 'fairytale' readout.
I stumbled through the Sendlinger Tor and the Asamkirche, chiefly, as well as the Marienplatz. A lot of people would head for St. Peter before checking out the Asamkirche, but DO THE ASAMKIRCHE if you can. There is as much gold leaf and decor within the Asamkirche as there is in St. Peter, and I mean in the absolute sense! It's the most baroque of the baroque, an incredible treasure, and I didn't even know it was there until I walked by it.
I also found the food market near St. Peter. I am sorry to say that I think that the antipasto lady in Munich beats the antipasto dude in Leipzig - I'm sorry my budget was down to two euros by that point! I wanted to buy and carry any one of a hundred things, but that's the rub - one would have to carry them. Maybe I'll pick up some honey for Jill on my way to Paris - I only move a few times before Holmfirth after Garmish-Patenkirtchen.
Tonight, I'm going to do some Gumdo, pack, and drink a little- it's gonna be fun. Good beer here at the Tent, but pray you get warm weather if you do choose to stay here!
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Jenn The antipasti is good where ever you are I think, if you can take some time and look. As for the tent, it can be bloody freezing, I ended up with more then 6 blankets to stay warm one night... When are you heading to the UK??
Geoff Yeah, the Tent was freezing - I'm on a bunk tonight, hopefully that will be warmer. Antipesto is a bit hit and miss - found in Leipzig and Munich, but not berlin, and only overpriced in Garmisch. I'll be in the UK about the 10th - Jill's on the 12th!