18 September 2007

Guten tag vom Munchen!

Today was our first full day in Munich. It was great; the city is beautiful. We did a (free!) walking tour that was wonderful so now we feel like we know our way around a little better. One of the most fascinating parts of the tour was hearing about which things had and hadn't bee rebuilt after WW2. Only 2% of the buildings here were unharmed during the war so a lot of the city looks pretty new. I was disappointed about that at first because I like my European cities to look old and feel like they're full of history; but of course the very fact that much of this city doesn't look particularly old is an important record of its history. We also toured the Residenz, which was the palace of the Bavarian kings for about 800 years. We went to a beerhall which was a fun place to listen to live music, drink local brews, and eat sixteen-inch pretzels with five hundred other people. We had a good time hanging out there, especially since it was really cold and rainy today. We're getting a little more confident about trying out the language and Ed remembers a lot more than he expected to. My favorite word of the day was Munchnerkindel - someone who has lived in Munich their whole life. Try saying it, it's fun!
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7 comments:

Anonymous said...

i tried saying it- not so much fun. glad you're having a blast, we miss you!!

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