Munich

So I am WAY behind on the blog posts and there is so much to cover… so I have broken the stay in Munich up into 3 part to make it easier to read. :)

We arrived at our hotel (The Rivoli Ambiance) in Munich in the afternoon, dropped off our bags and headed into the city. Alas, no snow.

We headed straight to Marienplatz and the main city square, where the Ratthaus and the glockenspiel clock are located. This is one of the more impressive glockenspiel clocks in Europe and is quite lovely.  We wondered through the Christmas market and down to the university.  It’s a beautiful city, kind of akin to South Yarra on steroids and there are “labels” everywhere!

After enjoying the sunset, we make our way back into the city and start looking for somewhere for dinner.  We found a small place, but it was having a private party. However, the staff was happy to direct us to a place around the corner to the Augustine that served delicious Bavarian food. We both ended up ordering the house dish of “wild deer and wild boar” which were very good.  We then made our way back to the hotel for a good sleep.

Next day, we visited a couple of art museums, Alte Pinakatek and the Neue Pinakatek, which are the Old and the New museums respectively. 

It is one of the oldest galleries in the world and houses one of the most famous collections of Old Master’s paintings and covers art works from the 13^th to the 18^th centuries.  I will admit that I did not really find this museum of great interest, but there were some great pieces of art there.

The Neue Pinakatek was far more interesting for me. It houses a great collection of artists from the 18^th & 19^th centuries, with the highlight of the collection being four wonderful Van Gough pieces.  After a day filled with art and culture it was time for some dinner at the Christmas Market

"Let the mind be enlarged to the grandeur of the mysteries, and not the mysteries contracted to the narrowness of the mind." - Francis Bacon