Some quick facts. Did you know:
- Munich used to be a city of monks, which is depicted in the German name itself: München - which literally translates to "of monks
- Now if there is one thing the monks knew well, it's the art of beer making. Hence the many breweries found in the city of Munich itself. Which also makes it the perfect venue for Oktoberfest. Oktoberfest, for those who have their "blonde moments"...happens in October. And is basically a German festival - where people from literally all over the world get together and celebrate German beer and drinking ;). Okay thats the simplified version. feel free to read more on the whole thing. Oktoberfest
- Munich is the capital of the state of Bavaria (South of Germany).
- Munich is home to the famous Disney inspired fairytale castle: Neuschwanstein Castle and Linderhof castle.
- BMW stands for Bavarian Motor Works (Bayerische Motoren Werke)
- For those who are mild or from-a-distance fans of soccer/football (mbese abafana ba kure b'umupira, nkanjye) #directTranslation. It just sounds better in Kinyarwanda. Sorry my non-speaking kinyarwanda friends.lol.
- Like I was saying, FC Bayern-Munich is yes, you guessed it, basically FC Bavaria Munich!!!..basic, I know but it sounds so different in English (maybe its just me.lol
.....and much more, ....
Here are some glimpses of Munich.
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| Best things first... By far the best part of visitng Munich The Neuschwanstein castle |
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| Neuschwanstein castle translated in English: New Swan Stone Castle There are a lot of Swan-figure-like inspired art and decorations in this castle. Unfortunately, it is prohibited to take pictures inside the castle So if you are ever in Germany...you just have to visit this castle... And all the tales about King Ludwig II, priceless! He was quite the king, no wonder he built such a castle! |
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| From afar... |
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| From one of the castle windows Check out that view though... hmmm! Perfect! |
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| Up close... |
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| King Ludwig II's mum's castle On the neighbouring hill. He wanted his own...so he built the Neuschwanstein castle So they say.. |
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| One more picture of the castle...taken from the bridge(overlook) because it deserves it! |
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| I also visited one of the other Ludwig castles....Linderhof. |
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| the view from the Linderhof castle fit for a king! |
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| Linderhof gardens |
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| The houses seen en route to the castles
Took a walk later, to the city center...
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| Onion shaped roof cathedral in the background Typical in Munich |
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| Inside one of the Cathedrals |
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| One of the halls...(passage) Felt like Christmas already, for a second there |
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| The Marientplatz aka the main city square |
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| Random shot... Chess and checkers |
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| This guy. entertainig the crowds by night... |
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| He was quite funny too!!! |
To cap it all off, ...took a tour of the city
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| Another Castle Because you can never visit too many Castles this one was built by the Queen Sissy...(if I am not mistaken) When she finally gave birth to a baby boy |
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| BMW heaquarters |
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| The Olympic tower The Olypiaturm |
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| The view from the Olympic tower |
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| Selfie from the Olympic tower ignore the giant pimple on my forehead. lol focus on the view :-P |
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| BMW and Allianz Arena in the background |
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| Olympia park |
There was a city marathon that day
After the marathon, guess what they served all the runners?
Beer.
Non-alcoholic (alcoholic-free)..... of course.
:-)
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| Goodbye!... :-) |
