Tuesday, 6 May 2014

14 – 17 April 2014 – Munich, Bavaria, Germany

The Marienplatz is the centre of Munich’s Altstadt (old town)

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The New Town Hall

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And the famous Glockenspiel

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Our first lunch in Bavaria - schweinshaxe (pork knuckle) with potato salad

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Exotic produce for sale at the Viktualienmarkt

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Spring in Germany means spargel – new season white asparagus.  Germans eat as much as 500g in one sitting!

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Human statues on a mittagspause – lunch break

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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.

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The Alte Pinakothek art gallery

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Bayern München fans in a beer garden

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The Residenz Museum, the former palace of the Bavarian house of Wittelsbach

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The exquisitely decorated Royal Chapel

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Some of the many jewel encrusted items in the Schatzkammer (Treasury) - it’s good to be the king!

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The Hofgarten

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Ganse Heinrich (Henry the Goose), the beggar’s assistant

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Springtime in the Englischer Garten

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