For our full day in Munich, we went on a little stroll, led by Erin, a friend's sister who was excellently serving as host to us in this fine town. Before we knew it, we had seen nearly all of Munich's wonderful central city.
The city had loads of architecture to share, mostly old but including this new and fun striped building, now home to the Museum Brandhorst.
At another stop we came to the venerable Hofbrauhaus, Munich's most famous indoor beer hall. We were in between nights of our own at various outdoor beer gardens, so only stopped to see in. The murals on the ceiling of food and beer were fabulous and the atmosphere seemed pretty lively.
Near the central square there was the Glockenspiel, a clock that comes to life a couple of times a day with moving characters and loud noises. In the meantime, it was an impressive stone building with loads of ornamentation.
In a nearby fountain there was a very victorious cherub-like creature about to drive his javelin into a trapped dragon below. Poor dragon.
One of our last stops was in the old Jewish quarter. There, a very new, very modern synagogue had been built where the one from times past had been until it was burned to the ground. It was a striking building and stood out amongst the much older buildings nearby.
Right next door was the Jewish Museum. Its facade was glass walls, inscribed with interesting quotes in German, English, and Hebrew from people then and now discussing the war and the Holocaust. Fascinating.
Throughout it all, we were largely walking on pedestrian-only streets that meandered their way through town. An absolutely excellent walk.
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