Thousand year city

Marthese declared today that Munich might be her new favourite city in the world. I totally get why.

The thousand year old city exists both as a city of tradition and a city of progressive modern living. In a single day we celebrated Munich’s history by visiting the town halls and churches that populate the small but major city, we explored quaint village-style shopping markets, ventured through wonderful modern pedestrian streets with fancy shops occupying medieval buildings, and ended our day in a tranquil park which was formerly the garden of kings. And we did it all comfortably on foot.

We used Rick Steves’ audio tour, which he recommends doing in about 3 hours, but we took about 6, relishing our exploration of the city. We did too much to list but highlights included the wonderful Marienplatz and the dancing glockenspiel clock, the historic St Peter’s Church and the village vibe of Viktualienmarkt. Marthese’s highlight was certainly the chocolate paradise of Milka World, closely followed by a meal at a fancy all-vegetarian restaurant (revenge for my meat indulgences at yesterday’s beer hall). My highlight was discovering Ludwig II’s tomb just below St Michael’s Church!