An old row of shops was on the same street across the way. The architecture is old world and still beautiful to look at no matter where you are.
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| Munich, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Second Day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| By the fading light of day, Flo and I made our way back to the shopping district of Munich. As we walked the streets, I looked for Hummels. I wasn't interested in purchasing one but wanted to show them to Flo as he was unfamiliar to what they were. We later concluded it must be a tourist thing. For those that don't know what a Hummel is, in a nutshell they are delicate porcelein figurines that portray young children. They are very pretty and very expensive from what I recall. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A short distance down the road is the Hofbrauhaus am Platzl. This is one of the city's greatest tourist attractions and the world's most famous beer hall, seating more than 4000 drinkers. In 1828, for the first time ever, citizens of Munich were allowed to drink the court's brew. It turned out to be habit forming. A popular song "In Munchen Steht ein Hofbrauhaus" spread the fame of the brewery... please forgive the lack of umlauts in context to the song title. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| We made our way into the Hofbrauhaus and had a look around. We didn't stop for beer but instead walked through, bought this delicious soft and sugary donut-like snack and then headed back out. I now can at least say I was there. An old row of shops was on the same street across the way. The architecture is old world and still beautiful to look at no matter where you are. |
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| I won't go too far into detail here, but what large and important city wouldn't be complete without a Hard Rock Cafe? Yes, I went in looking for glasses but they didn't have what I was looking for. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Back to the architecture... renovations are ongoing around Munich. Instead of knocking the entire building down and starting from scratch, the facade is left standing, supported by scaffolding. The guts of this building have been turned to rubble, waiting for construction, while the original front remains and will later be restored to its old world beauty. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seen here is the Nationaltheater, home to the Bayerischen Staatsoper or the Bavarian State Opera, one of the world's greatest companies. The theater was completely destroyed after WWII and later rebuilt at a high cost mostly covered by public fundraisers. The Nationaltheater also features the younger company of the Bavarian State Ballet. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| And so ends the second day of sightseeing and it seems so fitting to pause here. Looking out from the steps of the Nationaltheater, it's a sight to see old meeting new, with so much history and culture blending together seamlessly. So far, Munich has impressed me with its diversity and beauty. Tomorrow is another day and our plans are to visit King Lugwig's fairytale castle of Neuschwanstein. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated March 22, 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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