An Uber delivers us to the heart of downtown. We did not realize that in order to take the elevator to the top of the steeple, there were 99 stairs to get to the elevator.
There is something mesmerizing about this hanging cross. Stare at it long enough and you begin to feel the pain of hanging from a cross.
Tourists and local workers at lunch gather around a small decorative water feature. People sit on the rocks viewing the church and the fountain.
It seems every restaurant in Munich has Augustiner in its name.
We lunch on the pollack and the Spaetzle. Both local favorites, neither our favorite. How good is the desert. Carol requested it and she never order dessert!
CJ continues his two-fisted drinking. Apparently Austria and Germany have a bad influence on him.
After lunch we walk three lengths of the church to Marienplatz, the central square of Munich. This is one of the best hallmark centerpieces in Europe.
CJ's idea is to visit two beer gardens for afternoon cocktails and dinner. He decides to visit Lowenbrau's beer garden first. We never make it to the second.
Löwenbräukeller has it all. Good beer and traditional band. In his 20's CJ drank Löwenbräu until the taste changed and he discovered it was no longer imported but brewed under license by Anheiser-Busch. He is here at the original brewery on a voyage of discovery. In its original German form, it is still very good.
CJ is sampling. First the original and a dunkel, and then the light and dark versions of their wheat beer. His fav: the light version of the wheat beer. It's a surprise to him.
Except for the return flights, so ends this epic 36-day trip to Europe. We look forward to our 69 days before our next required visa renewal adventure to Alaska; FINALLY!
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