This past weekend Matt and I took a trip to the beautiful city of Munich in the heart of Bavaria. Bavaria is a region in German that most Americans associate with Germany in general.. lederhosen, dirndls, hummels, oompa bands, and last but not least BEER. Of course the world famous Oktoberfest is held in Munich every year starting in September.
We had an outstanding weekend, much in part to the beautiful weather, sunshine and warmth.. something very rare in the German spring. Back home in the Eifel region where we live, temps were in the 30s whereas we were enjoying highs of 75/80.
We stayed at a great hotel called the Marc Munchen, just a few minutes walking from the central train station, the Marienplatz (a large open air mall) and of course the other Munich institution the Hofbrau Haus beer hall.
One thing we were delighted to see what how the traditions of Bavaria are not only strong but still celebrated in this area. It was not unusual to see teenagers and old couples alike strolling in their Lederhosen and Dirndls. This wasn't even a phenomanom amongst tourists, people in this area truly enjoy wearing them and did so proudly, just as easily as Americans would a T-Shirt and Jeans.
I hope you enjoy the city through pictures as much as we did by being there!
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| Glockenspeil |
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| Marienplatz |
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| Domes of the Cathedral in Munich |
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| Metzgerei in the Viktualienmarkt |
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| 2012 May pole |
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| A penny! |
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| Lowenbra Haus |
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| English gardens |
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| Beautiful museum |
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| Monument depicting 25 years of peace between Germany and France after the war of 1871 |
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| Part of the buildings and grounds of Schloss Nymphenberg |
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| The summer residence of the heir to the Bavarian throne..son of King Ludwig I |
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| Me and baby boy kowalski.. 7 months and 1 week! |
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| BMW Headquarters |
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| Cutest little electric car |
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| Electric sports car |
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| An OLD BMW |
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| My dream car.. BMW M3 |
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| A 475,000 euro Rolls Royce |
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| BMW Museum |
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| The grand daddy of our car.. BMW 328i |
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| Designer model of our car.. the new body type for the BMW 328i starting in 2013.. our baby! |
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| I was in love with this car.. the whole body is made of FABRIC! The lights and displays shine through the fabric.. if you need to get to the engine.. you unzipper it! |
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| Hofbrau Haus |
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| Mmm pretzel! |
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| Happy 29th Bday lunch to me! |
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| Matts goulash |
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| My pork and potatoes..we shared buttered spaetzle |
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| Dinner of champions.. PIZZA! But it was no ordinary pizza.. pizza from italian immigrants living in Germany... SO. GOOD. So much so that we ate there twice! |
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| Mountain man Matt... this is what 2 weeks of not shaving looks like! |
