12/16-12/18 Munich: Christmas Markets, Bayerisches National Museum First I should explain that we stopped in Munich because my father has always wanted to visit the Christmas Markets. Since I needed to return to Bruges to see the Groeninge Museum (which was closed during the summer and contains some very important Northern Renaissance pieces that I [...]
7/27/09 Today we went to Residenz and Schatzkammer (The Residenz Palace Treasury). This was the estate of the Whittlesbach Dynasty before they fell in Bavaria in the 20th century (I think..). But before we got there we made a brief detour to two churches: We returned to Michaelskirche to get some more photos of it [...]
7/26/09 Today started a little rough because I accidentally turned off my alarm at 7:15 and slept for another 45 minutes. This ended up working out alright, we still left around the time that we wanted to (around 9:30) and we went to pick up a small breakfast at the train station (they have a [...]
SECOND DAY IN MUNICH CONTINUED…. After the Alte we ate lunch on the large lawn in front of them museum. It was a fairly warm day so there were a number of bikini-clad sunbathers. No true nudey ones though. We ate the left overs from the delicious train lunch I had yesterday. After lunch we [...]
7/25/09 Today Matt and I bid farewell to Teal and left for Munich. Teal was an excellent hostess and I am incredibly grateful that she allowed me to sleep in her apartment. Thanks Teal!! Matt and I will be traveling together for about 4 days and we will explore the museums and restaurants of Munich. [...]