Robin and I recently went to München. For me it was a business trip, but we stayed a few extra days to absorb the great capital of the German state of Bavaria. We stayed in a town by the name of Ismaning, just outside of München on the way to the Airport. This was where the office was located. Ismaning was conveniently connected to both the airport and München via the S8 U-Bahn. Our first day in München was spent wandering around the city. We took a tour of the The Residenz (German word for residence). The Residenz is the largest downtown palace in Germany and serves today as one of the finest room decoration museums in Europe. This place was ornate! We ended our day at the The Hofbräuhaus am Platzl, a beer hall. If you ever go you need to know the the song "In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus, eins, zwei, g'suffa!" ("There's a Hofbräuhaus in Munich—one, two, drunk!"). Robin and I enjoyed a liter of beer, pretzels, and talked to a few of Canadians, an American and a chap from the UK who stepped on an airplane for the first time a few weeks ago. I guess you could say this was a bit of a tourist attraction. The Canadian couple we met were from Toronto, and the guy was here to drive Audi's on the autobahn. He actually got to drive an Audi R8 on the Nürburgring!!
Robin I went to see Neuschwanstein Castle. This was an all day adventure, as it was a two hour train ride from München towards the Alps. Neuschwanstein Castle (New Swan Stone palace) is a 19th century Bavarian palace. Located near Hohenschwangau and Füssen in southwest Bavaria, the castle was built by Ludwig II of Bavaria as a retreat and as a homage to Richard Wagner, the King's inspiring muse. It also served as the inspiration for the Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland. The Castle was magnificent, placed on a hill top, over looking town, at the base of mountains. It snowed the day before we went, which added to the fairly tale look of it all. The pictures don't do it justice.This trip was great since we got to see different things from the last time when i was here (about 7 years ago). I did take Robin to a couple of the places that I saw previously, kind of interesting to say I was here 7 years ago, in this exact spot! Unfortunately we didn't get a chance to go to the BMW museum or factory. Some how we ran out of time (or interest). I'll save that for next time, I think the BMW experience will be open by then!
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