We started Munich with a visit to the information center in Hauptbahnhof (Train station) where we were pleasantly surprised when the German wished us "Namaste". Not just that, he spoke good Hindi.
From there, the BMW museum. Nice one, definitely worth a visit.
If you haven't already, check out the youtude for a video on "BMW Gina concept". Mind blowing, talk about thinking out of the box. Thats the car to your right in this picture.
From there we visited the Viktualienmarkt, a bustling shopping market for gourmets in the heart of the city. We had never seen so many people cramped in one market, not even in India. We tried our first German sausage here reluctantly, but to our surprise was quite palatable. The range of olives you could get at this shop below was quite interesting.
Next we walked past the Marienplatz Square in the center and the heart of the city. Close by, the Frauenkirche, a Gothic cathedral and municipal parish church with its onion domed towers is Munich's unmistakable landmark. Only one of these towers is seen in this picture as the other was covered for maintenance.
The Konigsplatz Square, Munich's first splendid boulevard was a calm and peaceful place for an evening outing.
A beautiful garden in Karolinenplatz close to the Konigsplatz Square forming a round about for trams and vehicles
A church outside the Royal Residenz
The Bavarian state Opera, right next to the Royal Residenz at night.
The last stop in Munich, but the best one was The HB. Hofbrauhaus (HB), a traditional inn in the center of town is home to the Oktoberfest and has been making beers since 1612.
The last gulp of the 1 liter HB beer.
So far, one thing we have noticed in Europe is that food, no matter where is of very good quality and reasonably cheap compared to Australia. The restaurants and Bier Gartens (beer gardens) serve good food although your choices on the menu are limited.
Our most anticipated part of our trip was to begin the next day. So a good night's sleep was essential. After gulping down the beer, there was nothing, that was going to keep us awake.
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