For lunch, we could have had fish grilled on the stick,
St. Ludwig's
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,
St. Ludwig's
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
Sunday, May 29, 2022
Castles by bus
Today we took a bus tour, because I wanted to see some castles and didn't want to rent a car and drive.
We drove by Schloss Hohenschwangau:
We walked up to Neuschwanstein, but horse-drawn carriage is an option:
Schloss Neuschwanstein (no photos allowed inside):
Schwangau
Picnic lunch on the walk back down to the bus:
Our stop in Oberammergau was cancelled, but here's one of the buildings we drove by in the pouring rain:
Schloss Linderhof (which also did not permit photos inside)
Neptune Fountain, Schloss Linderhof
Saturday, May 28, 2022
Nymphenburg Palace
Landed in Munich this morning after a red-eye from the East Coast. Beth met me at the airport, and after dropping off my luggage at her apartment, we made our way to Nymphenburg Palace.
The Great Hall:
Zeus
And after the palace, a stop downtown for "bubble tee"
Friday, May 27, 2022
Is This Thing Still On?
It's been a few years since I've taken a big trip! So many that I in fact forgot about this blog, so this next batch of posts is going to be light on text and backdated, just in time for the next trip.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Random Post-Journey Thoughts
Yesterday's trip home went as smoothly as imaginable--there was even a BART train waiting in the station when we got through customs at SFO.
Today we picked up the gang at the cruise ship terminal. The kids had a great time on their trip, and couldn't stop talking about the food on the ship.
We also picked up the dogs from the kennel. Everyone is home now except for Beth's tortoise, who we'll pick up later this week.
Random thoughts about England:
1. They drive on the left. The escalators and moving walkways are on the left. So, why do they stand on the right and walk on the left on those escalators, just like we do?
2. Instead of "exit," the signs in the Tube stations all point to "Way Out." Yet they still have signs that say "Emergency Exit," not "Emergency Way Out."
3. We really appreciated the signs painted at the curbs reminding us to "LOOK RIGHT" and "LOOK LEFT." I wonder how many tourists' lives have been saved by these?
Now to wash the mountains of laundry that everyone brought home!
Today we picked up the gang at the cruise ship terminal. The kids had a great time on their trip, and couldn't stop talking about the food on the ship.
We also picked up the dogs from the kennel. Everyone is home now except for Beth's tortoise, who we'll pick up later this week.
Random thoughts about England:
1. They drive on the left. The escalators and moving walkways are on the left. So, why do they stand on the right and walk on the left on those escalators, just like we do?
2. Instead of "exit," the signs in the Tube stations all point to "Way Out." Yet they still have signs that say "Emergency Exit," not "Emergency Way Out."
3. We really appreciated the signs painted at the curbs reminding us to "LOOK RIGHT" and "LOOK LEFT." I wonder how many tourists' lives have been saved by these?
Now to wash the mountains of laundry that everyone brought home!
Sunday, July 17, 2011
London: Museums and Shopping
Mushrooms again at breakfast--I think we've been through the entire breakfast cycle now. John decided to skip breakfast, and today I met a woman from Modesto whose husband was also skipping breakfast. ("Having a lie-in," as our host says.)
After a quick stop at Starbucks for John, we started the day at the Imperial War Museum. The World War I and World War II exhibits were full of stuff--too much for me to take in. I enjoyed the "Children at War" exhibit, and the assemblage of planes, tanks, and artillery in the main hall was quite impressive.
For lunch, we stopped again at Pret a Manger (they're pretty easy to find!) John had the same chicken & avocado sandwich, while I tried a chicken club this time. Both were fresh and tasty.
The Treasures room at the British Library was fascinating! In addition to historic literature, old maps, and music manuscripts (Messiah score, Beatles songs, Beethoven's tuning fork), they had a large section of sacred texts. Beautiful books and manuscripts from all the major religions. John commented that in any other location, a Gutenberg Bible would be given top billing in its own case; here, it was just one of the many sacred texts in the display case. (And the Chinese starting printing about six centuries earlier!)
On the way back to the B&B, we finally found Platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross station. It was not easy to find. Following the signs to platforms 9-11 didn't bring us to the right place, and I had to ask directions twice. It has been moved to an outside wall of the station, presumably because of all the construction going on right now:
We stopped by Oxford Street to do a little shopping. I bought a scarf at Marks & Spencer, then as we started down the street to get souvenirs for the kids, the rain started to come down. We ducked into a little covered alley and bought two Oxford T-shirts for the kids (yes, I know we should have bought them in OXFORD, but we ran out of time and forgot), then dashed down the street to a little souvenir shop to buy some knick-knacks for the other kids (niece, nephew + girlfriend, tortoise-sitter, and plant-waterer).
After settling our account at the B&B, we decided to go to a pub for our last dinner. The Jugged Hare turns out to be owned by the same company as The Counting House: as soon as we saw the menu, we both thought it looked very familiar. Minor differences, of course: The Counting House's house pie was the delicious steak/onion/bacon one that I had, while The Jugged Hare's was hare/carrots/onions/something else. I opted for the fish in "Discovery batter" and chips with minted mushy peas, while John had the steak burger:
By the way, I don't know if regular mushy peas are worth trying (the name is not particularly appetizing), but the minted ones were strange.
For dessert, we shared a bread & butter pudding (bread, butter, cinnamon, currants) with custard:
On the way back, we took a different route and ended up going through Eccleston Square:
Now it's time to pack and get ready for an early morning departure. John's just packed up all the books we bought--it turns out that buying a book at every museum really adds a lot of weight to one's luggage :-)
After a quick stop at Starbucks for John, we started the day at the Imperial War Museum. The World War I and World War II exhibits were full of stuff--too much for me to take in. I enjoyed the "Children at War" exhibit, and the assemblage of planes, tanks, and artillery in the main hall was quite impressive.
For lunch, we stopped again at Pret a Manger (they're pretty easy to find!) John had the same chicken & avocado sandwich, while I tried a chicken club this time. Both were fresh and tasty.
The Treasures room at the British Library was fascinating! In addition to historic literature, old maps, and music manuscripts (Messiah score, Beatles songs, Beethoven's tuning fork), they had a large section of sacred texts. Beautiful books and manuscripts from all the major religions. John commented that in any other location, a Gutenberg Bible would be given top billing in its own case; here, it was just one of the many sacred texts in the display case. (And the Chinese starting printing about six centuries earlier!)
On the way back to the B&B, we finally found Platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross station. It was not easy to find. Following the signs to platforms 9-11 didn't bring us to the right place, and I had to ask directions twice. It has been moved to an outside wall of the station, presumably because of all the construction going on right now:
We stopped by Oxford Street to do a little shopping. I bought a scarf at Marks & Spencer, then as we started down the street to get souvenirs for the kids, the rain started to come down. We ducked into a little covered alley and bought two Oxford T-shirts for the kids (yes, I know we should have bought them in OXFORD, but we ran out of time and forgot), then dashed down the street to a little souvenir shop to buy some knick-knacks for the other kids (niece, nephew + girlfriend, tortoise-sitter, and plant-waterer).
After settling our account at the B&B, we decided to go to a pub for our last dinner. The Jugged Hare turns out to be owned by the same company as The Counting House: as soon as we saw the menu, we both thought it looked very familiar. Minor differences, of course: The Counting House's house pie was the delicious steak/onion/bacon one that I had, while The Jugged Hare's was hare/carrots/onions/something else. I opted for the fish in "Discovery batter" and chips with minted mushy peas, while John had the steak burger:
By the way, I don't know if regular mushy peas are worth trying (the name is not particularly appetizing), but the minted ones were strange.
For dessert, we shared a bread & butter pudding (bread, butter, cinnamon, currants) with custard:
On the way back, we took a different route and ended up going through Eccleston Square:
Now it's time to pack and get ready for an early morning departure. John's just packed up all the books we bought--it turns out that buying a book at every museum really adds a lot of weight to one's luggage :-)
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