Munich: Marienplatz, the Glockenspiel,the Englischer Garten and the Hofbräuhaus

Me in Marienplatz, behind me is the old City Hall which was destroyed in the 2nd World War, much more than the new City Hall. After the war the old City Hall was rebuilt so now it is actually newer than the new City Hall... which is older than the old City Hall.

Cherubs on the Marien Säule, in front of the new City Hall in Marienplatz

The top of the Marien Säule, behind it is the Glockenspiel in the top of the new City Hall

Behind the Rathaus

This is a World Cup display setup in downtown Munich, inside is a theater that has some presentation over the history of the World Cup. Munich hosts the opening of the Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft (Soccer World Cup) in June - Germany vs. Costa Rica

Oedeonsplatz, a monument to two Bavarian generals... However, the guy on the left was not actually a general, the guy on the right was a general but he wasn't from Bavaria. The two spires in the back, right-hand side are the part of the Cathedral in Munich, they show up in most of the pictures I took. The Cathedral, by law, is the tallest structure in Munich.

This is Ricardo, he is an Italian exchange student, he thought it'd be cool if he climbed up on one of the lions at Odeonsplatz.

Staatskanzlei, Bavaria state offices - formerly a Bavaria military museum before World War II, most of it was destroyed, hence the glass/steel construction.

Hofgarten, part of the Residenz - sort of a Bavarian Windsor castle

The city beer garden, part of the Viktualien Markt (city market), there are 500 seats in total.

Englischer Garten, the largest park in Munich, it's larger than the Central Park in New York. In the middle of the Skyline you can see the twin spires of Munich's Cathedral

A monument at the top of a small hill in the Englischer Garten dedicated by King Ludwig I in 1837

The Chinesicheturm, Chinese Tower, in the Englischer Garten surrounded by a large beer garden. On the 2nd floor is a band playing traditional Volksmusik

One entrance to the Munich Botanical Gardens

Karolinenplatz, a circular intersection with an Obelisk dedicated to Queen Karoline in 1832. The wires overhead are for the streetcars which run all over the city. In the lower left you can see the spires of the Cathedral

Königsplatz, on the left and right side of the gate are two large Greek style buildings which are museums that house the royal family's collection of Egyptian artifacts

Schloss Nymphenburg, the last resident of the Bavarian royal family. Bavaria still has a Duke, Franz Bonaventura Adalbert Maria Herzog von Bayern, who has private quarters off to the right, the rest of the palace is a museum.

A gate dedicated to the armies of Bavaria, adorned with lions, the symbol for Munich

Hofbräuhaus, one of the main tourist attactions in Munich, it's a traditional style German bierhalle full of Japanese and American tourists. Acrossed the alleyway from the main entrance you can find an authentic San Fransisco Coffee Company and Hard Rock Caffee