Day 7 & 8
Munich is our last destination in Germany. One day of work at the global communications office and then the weekend for touring. I really like this city. Somehow it has the feeling of a small town and a world-class big city all in one. It is ridiculously easy to get from point A to point B and then to C and D. There are many means of public transportation, plus it is really easy to walk everywhere. And then right in the middle of this city is the largest city park, the English Garden (yes, it is bigger than NY central park). Since it was raining all day we did not see any of the nudists that are always lounging in the park, but we did see the surfers on the river. Totally wild to watch people surf on the narrow river right in the middle of the city.
We decided to forgo the bike tour and opted for foot travel instead due to the rain. We started in Marienplatz and saw the world's largest coo-coo clock chime, the Glockenspiel. Then we made our way though the city and heard a lot about the history of Nazi Germany and Hitler. (side note- would recommend touring Munich before Berlin, just to keep your time lines in order) Plenty of old buildings that were destroyed or damaged during the wars and rebuilt with historical accuracy only recently.
We were starving after our tour, so of course we had Schnitzel and potatoes for lunch, and a side of sausage. Finish the meal with espresso and a cookie - yummy.
We walked a mile to the Deutsches Museum because we wanted to do something inside since we were still wet from our tour in the rain. Although we were told that the signs were in English - that was not exactly true. I would say only about 20% was in English and so that was kind of disappointing. We mostly just looked for the big visual items and then we found some Siemens products - like a toaster, an oven and a really huge microscope.
My camera died pretty early on so most of these pictures are from my colleague Naomi (Thanks!).
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