A Visit to Munchen!

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Today Marianne and I are taking the train to the biggest little Bavarian town of Munich! We spoke with Julia at Veronika's party, who lives in Munich and got some great tips (and a new friend too)! Sometimes I have to pinch myself to make sure this is really all happening! We arrived and immediately headed to the Olympic Stadium! (Who knew I would see 3 stadiums here after seeing 0 in the US!) Just like Berlin, it was so awesome to be in the same spot so many inspiring athletes once competed. 

We subway-ed back to the city center on a packed train and emerged in the famous Marienplatz!

It was like walking into a fairytale. We saw the old and new town halls, a few famous churches (St. Peter's, St. Michaels and the Holy Spirit), shopped till we dropped - purchasing matching shirts for the 3 of us, toured the Viktualienmarkt (the Scottsdale Farmers Market, Arnold Schwarzenegger style), and watched the dancing figures in the Carillon with a thousand other tourists!

The Market!

The Dancing Figures!

We walked back to the train station through Karlsplatz. We saw the beautiful Brunnenbuberl fountain, the Justiceplatz (court building) and visited the Church of our Lady - which has the Devil's Footprint on the floor. Apparently it was built to ward off evil spirits, but there was some controversy in its construction and some Munchens are not so sure it's doing its job. 

For lunch, we stopped at a biergarten and even though I love the sausages, pork, bread and the dumplings, I'm really missing the traditional American food. So, to get the best of both worlds, I ordered a burger with sausages on top and fries on the side😳 it's really too bad I have no reason to carb load, because I now have every storage (or insurance as Vroni calls it) for days!

We've been to big cities, Berlin and small villages, Bamberg in Germany. Munich is a huge city with a small town Bavarian feel. The buildings are all small town German, but the excursions and amenities are all big city. I love it and can't wait to come back to visit - especially knowing I already have a friend, Julia, with a spot in her flat for me. :)