Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Beautiful Munich

Keegan and I arrived in Munich and were greeted by the best taxi driver in Munich--my brother-in-law Hien with his intrepid taxi.



Keegan and Hien had a great time together. Christian and Lisa helped to show us around Munich. Christian's ability to speak and translate English was beyond his 15 years. He was an excellent guide as well. So knowledgeable about Munich sights and history.




Of course the beer gardens were very popular with our group. There were many beers to try and everyone working at the gardens was so kind and helpful. Beer steins were everywhere and we couldn't help but buy several for family gifts. The last photo is of the supposed largest beer stein in the world. How could you even lift it to drink out of it? Longest straw in the world, anyone?




The city of Munich is very "green". Along with that is all the bikes. People are riding bikes day and night instead of using cars for work or shopping. Also, many people use the trains instead of cars. Keegan and I walked around Munich and above photos show some of the sights.



Christian took Keeg and me on a night time tour of Munich one night. The city lights are beautiful at night. I was impressed with not only how clean the city was, but how safe it was. We walked around sometimes in the almost dark, in a park, near the river, on near deserted streets and never felt in any danger. I saw very few police. Above is a street musician and his tipsy friend who befriended us on our night time walk and explained carefully (and several times) how to get to the nearest American bar. We decided not to go.





Above is some interesting grafitti in Munich. Keegan enjoyed recording these shots.

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