Date: Saturday 21st June
Staying: Camping Thalkirchen – Munich, Germany
Distance Travelled: 0 Miles
Song of the day: Zoo Station – U2
It is Hot. Smoking Hot! Absolutely Roasting! It’s uncomfortable to move. And it seems that every person in Munich is heading for Thalkirchen, whilst we head the other way. It appears that Thalkirken is the best place to enjoy the river Isar in the region, where it is shallow and slow moving, and in this weather, who can blame them.
We, on the other hand decided to brave the swarms, and the heat, and head into Munich. Thalkirchen is on the Metro, so we grabbed a decidedly cold war period looking train and joined the multitude at Marienplatz. This is the historical heart of the City. The beautiful Town Hall is on one side of the square and Church Spires appear all around.
After a stop at an Internet C@fe we had a look around the Town Hall, then headed to the Royal Palace. Unfortunately, the place was covered by a makeshift facade, as it was being restored underneath. This is the same problem we had in Berlin. As there is very little state money in these areas of Germany, any restoration work is sponsored by corporations. So instead of the Royal Palace, we got an enormous picture of Pearce Brosnan advertising Loreal Men Expert. Not sure why, but I didn’t feel the need to buy any.
Laurie was feeling the heat at this stage, so we decided she would go back to the van and I would head to Munich Zoo. The Zoo is world renowned, and I spent several hours there practicing my photography for when we get to Africa. Although I hope I don’t get this close to too many carnivores.
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