I don't normally carry my camera around town for fear of looking too much like a gawking tourist, but I made an intrepid journey around town equipped with my photo-taking apparatus and returned with documentation for my loyal blog readers.
Here is the new Rathaus (city hall) downtown featuring the world famous glockenspiel. It's no shame to be a tourist in front of this thing, particularly when the little figures up there start dancing at 11, noon and 5 pm.
The view across Marienplatz, the center of downtown Munich. The Glockenspiel is off to the right. The shop in the corner is called Kaufhof, and is basically the most expensive department store on earth. We tried to get alarm clocks there, figuring nobody would ever charge more than $10-12 for alarm clocks. Wrong. The cheapest at Kaufhof were about $30. Found them for $8 at a cheaper store.
Another famous downtown Munich site: die Frauenkirche (women's church.)I admit that the camera angle is kinda shitty. You get the idea. I'm frickin' here. In Europe. If you want a good picture of die Frauenkirche, google image search is your friend.
One more from Marienplatz before moving on to more interesting things. That in the middle is a pretty sweet fountain with a cool golden statue on top. If I knew the name, it'd be even cooler.
Here's a campaign sign. It says: "Ban all Fascist Organization." The tagline is "The Socialist Alternative." These guys might get a sizeable percentage of the disgruntled eastern vote and make coalition politics a mess. More on this as the election roles around.
"Time for the change" proclaims a sign for the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Does Germany want to leave Schroeder and change to the friendly face of Merkel? A couple weeks will tell.
Here's a lake in the English Garden, my extended backyard. The English Garden is awesome, featuring miles of paths, a riverfront on the Isar and at least three beer gardens. The Park also contains the center of Munich's illegal drug dealing and some places where old men can tan naked (it's all about knowing where to go and where not to go).
I told you the Studentenstadt featured some commie-style architecture.
Hands down the most popular method of transit around here is the ill-maintained bike.
The Brotladen (Bread store) which has been upgraded from East Germany to Cuba through colorful paint.
Hey! That's the front door of my building.
Here's my room. It's bigger than it looks in the picture, and probably messier too.
This sink is a lifesaver, so I put a picture of it here.
Here is the new Rathaus (city hall) downtown featuring the world famous glockenspiel. It's no shame to be a tourist in front of this thing, particularly when the little figures up there start dancing at 11, noon and 5 pm.
The view across Marienplatz, the center of downtown Munich. The Glockenspiel is off to the right. The shop in the corner is called Kaufhof, and is basically the most expensive department store on earth. We tried to get alarm clocks there, figuring nobody would ever charge more than $10-12 for alarm clocks. Wrong. The cheapest at Kaufhof were about $30. Found them for $8 at a cheaper store.
Another famous downtown Munich site: die Frauenkirche (women's church.)I admit that the camera angle is kinda shitty. You get the idea. I'm frickin' here. In Europe. If you want a good picture of die Frauenkirche, google image search is your friend.
One more from Marienplatz before moving on to more interesting things. That in the middle is a pretty sweet fountain with a cool golden statue on top. If I knew the name, it'd be even cooler.
Here's a campaign sign. It says: "Ban all Fascist Organization." The tagline is "The Socialist Alternative." These guys might get a sizeable percentage of the disgruntled eastern vote and make coalition politics a mess. More on this as the election roles around.
"Time for the change" proclaims a sign for the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Does Germany want to leave Schroeder and change to the friendly face of Merkel? A couple weeks will tell.
Here's a lake in the English Garden, my extended backyard. The English Garden is awesome, featuring miles of paths, a riverfront on the Isar and at least three beer gardens. The Park also contains the center of Munich's illegal drug dealing and some places where old men can tan naked (it's all about knowing where to go and where not to go).
I told you the Studentenstadt featured some commie-style architecture.
Hands down the most popular method of transit around here is the ill-maintained bike.
The Brotladen (Bread store) which has been upgraded from East Germany to Cuba through colorful paint.
Hey! That's the front door of my building.
Here's my room. It's bigger than it looks in the picture, and probably messier too.
This sink is a lifesaver, so I put a picture of it here.
1 Kommentar:
Mmm, it looks great.
I'll come visit sometime soon.
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