Stepping off the plane in Munich was a refreshing change in our European adventure. Despite the Seattle summer weather (cool and sprinkling rain) we were delighted. Munich is gorgous!!!! It actually reminds me a lot of Seattle with lots more history; beautiful buidings (almost all restored to look like their originals before the war), neat shops, sooo clean, wide streets, and clearly labeled streets. It is so nice to have dummy proof streets around us again.
Today we took a fabulous walking tour around Munich where we got to see all the big sights (i.e. Glockenspeil, main goverment buildings, famous beer halls). Our tour guide was fabulous, he was actually an Irish guy who must have studied Munich history for he could answer all our probing questions and told us stories with infectious zeal. All day Nicole has been saying how wonderful it is to be in Munich and I couldn´t agree more.
Another good thing about Munich is despite it having yucky Nazi history, it didn´t rebuild most of those truely horrific places, and did put a couple momuments up in places where the resistence held its
own. I think it is a very tasteful way to handle such a nasty past. The only points I take off for Munich (and will probably be true in most of Germany) is the lack of vegitarian options. I had the strangest meal I´ve ever had last night (a cream cheese like log with onion to be spread on bread). It was interesting...but the menus here have been a bit limited.
We are thrilled to be here! Munich is a beatuiful town with great culture. Tomorrow we will be meeting up with a friend of Nicole´s (Gianna) who will be accompaning us to Salzberg. Check out the photos, I´ve finally posted all of them from Greece and some from today. Cheers from Emilie.
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