This was a return trip to spend more time walking around to see some of the
sights. We walked through Karlsplatz and Marianplatz, with a visit to the
Frauenkirche. Our visit to the Marienplatz to watch the Glockenspiel was
disrupted by a large rally of the socialist party. All that, and the clock
didn't put on the 11:00 show. The main part of the visit was about 3.5 hours in
the Deutsches Museum followed by walking around town and a stop in the Hofbräuhaus
before heading back to the train. The last bit of sight seeing was a
confrontation between a neo-Nazi group and some of the socialists at the train
station. There were enough police around to keep things reasonably calm.
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Karlstor |
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One of the city gates at the entrance to the downtown Fussgangerzone. |
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Travelers |
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Beginning of the day, so everyone is still happy. |
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Frauenkirche |
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Church of Our Lady. We climbed the tower on the right. |
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Frauenkirche |
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View from the tower. You can see the masses gathering in the Marienplatz for their rally. |
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Frauenkirche |
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Another view from the tower. A little too hazy to see the mountains. |
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Frauenkirche |
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Inside the church. |
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Marienplatz |
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We walked into a Socialist Rally in the Marienplatz. At least they also had a band. |
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Marienplatz |
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Neue Rathaus behind the masses. |
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Marienplatz |
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The Glockenspiel just sat there and skipped the 11:00 show. Bummer. |
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Isartor |
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This is another of the city gates heading out from the Marienplatz. |
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Us |
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The long trek down to the Deutsches Museum. |
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Rest Break |
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I guess the museum wore everyone out. |
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Hauptbahnhof |
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A little impromptu "rally" by the neo-Nazis was the last event of the day. |
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