Thursday, November 4, 2010

Surfing in Munich?!

Surfing in the rivers of Munich. Through a pulley system, they manually control the wave.
Surfers waiting to go
Wave being constructed
 
The Golden Friedensengel (Angel of Peace)
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Highlights of the Sights

Munich Opera House
 Roman Catholic Theatine Church St. Cajetan
Rub 3 out of 4 lions for good luck!  Dates back hundreds of year after a young man was spared by the King.
Inside the "White Church."
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Mike's Bike Tour- the Best Way to See the Entire City!

We loved the blue cruisers
Orlando Haus - Löwenbräu - second most famous brewery
 
Our tour guide, Will.  Randomly from Dallas and lived in the same building as Josh in Turtle Creek.
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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Street Performers

The best version of Phantom of the Opera I have ever heard. The street performers were unbelievably talented.
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Hofbrauhaus


Live music, not really our style, but fit the venue!
Our first lunch- Stein #1 of many and oversized pretzels.
The 2nd story outside patio.
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Monday, November 1, 2010

The Munich Markets




Making friends...Peter treated us to a lunch of dried ham, empanadas and red wine.
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Inside the City Center

We have to have a few of these pictures on each trip.  Wrong leg Josh...



Famous Glockenspiel - Consists of 43 bells and 32 life sized-figures
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