Munich (Munchen) meaning Monk is the center of Bavarian Germany and the third largest city in Germany. A favorite city, just north of the Alps with a rich history and friendly people. Above is photo of John ready to race around the stalls at the Munich Christmas Markets at the MarienPlatz (St Mary's Square) in old Munich. A short walk over the Izar River from the hotel, our evening visit to the Munich Christkindlemarkt was magical. This square was used as a market place in the Middle Ages. It now includes the old town hall, the new town hall, the St Mary Column, erected in 1638 and the world famous clock tower, the Glockenspeil. Marienplatz got its name in the early 1500's as a means to ask for divine intervention and protection for the town from a cholera outbreak. The Glockenspeil sculptures perform a dance three times daily to commemorate the end of the plague. It must work . . . haven't heard of any plagues in Munich since that time.
Here is Mrs. Claus in front of the Christmas tree with the Rathaus (Town Hall) in the background.
John in his wheels in front of a BMW Formula I racer at the BMW Museum in Munich. We did not visit Dachau on this trip as we had been there before and our emphasis was on Christmas Markets and BMW's. However, Dachau is a must see when in Munich. It is a town adjacent to Munich and site to the first National Socialist Workers Party concentration camp in 1933 when the NAZI's came into power that year. It is a sobering, emotional place and museum to visit. My late Uncle Scotty was at Dachau as an intelligence officer serving under Gen. George Patton the day Dauchau was liberated and witnessed survivors of the camp leaving the compound. Apparently many locals in Munich did not realize the horrors committed so near their town.
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