The Munich airport was a mess. Three long lines and two shuttle rides = two hours to get to my gate.
First there was expected security line, where I got the full pat down. Next was the passport check, where the automated reader wouldn't read my passport, so I had to wait in the manual check line. Last and certainly not least was the Covid-document check line, which was a complete disaster. Multiple lines that didn't move at all for ages, then once they started moving not enough staff to man all of the lines, and passengers who hadn't read the instructions and were sent back to who knows where.
At my gate, the sole water fountain was out of order, so I had to spend 3.50€ on a plastic bottle of water. The flight back to California was long but uneventful, and I took this cool picture somewhere over Baffin Bay.
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Sunday, June 5, 2022
Last day
Karlstor on the second day of Pokémon Go Fest.
The Höfbräuhaus — really crowded and noisy
The Rathaus with the famous glockenspiel
After a stop in the pouring rain for a required pre-flight Covid test, I ended the day by taking Beth and some of her friends out for Thai food
Saturday, June 4, 2022
City gates and Pokemon
Today was the first day of Pokémon Go Fest 2022 :-D
Karlstor Sendlinger Tor A "Party bike" Had a lovely dinner with Beth at Restaurant Freisinger Hof
Karlstor Sendlinger Tor A "Party bike" Had a lovely dinner with Beth at Restaurant Freisinger Hof
Friday, June 3, 2022
Deutsches Museum and wandering around town
Deutsches Museum: U-Boot U1
Deutsches Museum: Paul Hindemith's Trautonium
Viktualienmarkt maypole
I also got to visit Beth's school, and we ended the day with doner kebabs from the local shop.
Thursday, June 2, 2022
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
I met up with my high school friend Kristy today. We went hiking in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (site of the 1936 Winter Olympics), then had a lovely dinner with her family and the Ukranian refugees they are housing.
Partnach Gorge trail Partnach River Tasty lunch (Käsespätzle and a rhubarb spritzer), terrible selfie Bavarian Alps
Partnach Gorge trail Partnach River Tasty lunch (Käsespätzle and a rhubarb spritzer), terrible selfie Bavarian Alps
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Dachau
“Each of us today is shaping the background history of tomorrow.”
— Chaim Schatzker
Entrance with finger (sorry!) Never again Guard tower The crematorium looks so innocuous from the outside Disinfection chamber Gas chamber The ovens Arbeit mach frei
— Chaim Schatzker
Entrance with finger (sorry!) Never again Guard tower The crematorium looks so innocuous from the outside Disinfection chamber Gas chamber The ovens Arbeit mach frei
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
English Garden and a whole lot of churches
Today Beth and I went to the English Garden, one of the world's largest urban public parks.
For lunch, we could have had fish grilled on the stick, but we opted for Kartoffelsalat, Schnitzel, and Kirschestrüdel at the Chinese Tower Beer Garden. Siegestor I spent the afternoon visiting a few of the many amazing churches in Munich.
St. Ludwig's Frauenkirche St. Michael's Door handle Asamkirche St. Peter's And the view from the top of the St. Peter's tower (306 steps!)
For lunch, we could have had fish grilled on the stick, but we opted for Kartoffelsalat, Schnitzel, and Kirschestrüdel at the Chinese Tower Beer Garden. Siegestor I spent the afternoon visiting a few of the many amazing churches in Munich.
St. Ludwig's Frauenkirche St. Michael's Door handle Asamkirche St. Peter's And the view from the top of the St. Peter's tower (306 steps!)
Monday, May 30, 2022
Residenz and around Munich
Today I had lunch with a college classmate, then walked around and toured the Residenz.
Theatine Church One of the lions guarding the Residenz Some crowns in the Residenz Treasury House altar, Duke Albert V of Bavaria, Residenz Treasury Ancestral Gallery, Residenz Museum Shell Grotto, Residenz Museum Antiquarium, the oldest room in the Residenz Museum Green Gallery, Residenz Museum Cuvilliés Theatre Aluminum statue of Maximilian von Montgelas Weirdly, this statue of Orlando Lassus has become a Michael Jackson memorial!
Theatine Church One of the lions guarding the Residenz Some crowns in the Residenz Treasury House altar, Duke Albert V of Bavaria, Residenz Treasury Ancestral Gallery, Residenz Museum Shell Grotto, Residenz Museum Antiquarium, the oldest room in the Residenz Museum Green Gallery, Residenz Museum Cuvilliés Theatre Aluminum statue of Maximilian von Montgelas Weirdly, this statue of Orlando Lassus has become a Michael Jackson memorial!
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