The Marienplatz is the centre of Munich’s Altstadt (old town)
The New Town Hall
And the famous Glockenspiel
Our first lunch in Bavaria - schweinshaxe (pork knuckle) with potato salad
Exotic produce for sale at the Viktualienmarkt
Spring in Germany means spargel – new season white asparagus. Germans eat as much as 500g in one sitting!
Human statues on a mittagspause – lunch break
The Hofbrauhaus is one of the world’s most famous brew houses and where the National Socialist (Nazi) Party was launched. On 24 February 1920, Hitler presented his 25-point manifesto here to an audience of 2,000 supporters.
The Alte Pinakothek art gallery
Bayern München fans in a beer garden
The Residenz Museum, the former palace of the Bavarian house of Wittelsbach
The exquisitely decorated Royal Chapel
Some of the many jewel encrusted items in the Schatzkammer (Treasury) - it’s good to be the king!
The Hofgarten
Ganse Heinrich (Henry the Goose), the beggar’s assistant
Springtime in the Englischer Garten
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