WEDNESDAY
We awoke to heat warnings for the day. Ugh. After another great breakfast, we decided to check out the Reidenz München. We talked to the hotel person, who told us that it’s usually easy to enter the Residenz even though our information said that we had to make a reservation. Being the ever-vigilant planner, I decided that we should go there today and double- check the arrangements.
We started our walk at 11:00, taking a different route to our destination than on previous days. Bob’s eye was caught by some stuffed animals in a store window, so we went into what was a HUGE toy store, complete with stuffed animals, games, legos, etc. My man-child happily walked around the store for a while, and then we moved on.
I saw some cute baby clothes in another shop, so we bought a little something for Kelsey’s baby boy. We got to the Residenz area and were sweating up a storm, so we sat in the shade on a comfy sofa and had some beer and water.
We had no problem entering the palace with my eticket. There were 2 tours, one shorter and one longer, both self-guided. We chose the shorter tour, which ended up taking almost 3 hours — god knows how long the “long” tour was!
There were many rooms from many different periods. Part of the place is known for its rococo decor and part for its intricate floors. There were many rooms full of porcelain and silver.
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| The hall of mirrors |
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After the tour of the Residenz, we went back to the hotel and took a little nap before our culinary adventure that evening. Our London friends had recommended a restaurant in Munich, so off we went to find it, which was a little bit of a problem since the restaurant was in a hip hotel that didn't have much signage. After asking a few people on the street, we finally arrived on time for a 5 course meal with wine pairings. It was a wonderful meal in a garden setting.
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| Foccacia type bread |
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| Sorbet cleanser |
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| Appetizer with various interesting vegetables and herbs |
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| Fish dish |
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| Beef dish |
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Beautiful dessert
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There was an amazing candy spring as part of the dessert:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMuEClvShgA
THURSDAY
Since creating a new post makes entries out of order, I am including Thursday as part of this entry.
We spent a part of the day shopping and having lunch, and then we traveled back to the Residenz Museum for a concert. You would think that since we had been there the day before, we would easily locate the concert venue. However, you would be wrong! The Residenz has multiple concert spaces, and on that particular evening, there was an opera being performed at the larger place.
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| The opera house |
We spent a lot of time trying to find this chapel where our concert was to happen. Because I am the person who always gives myself plenty of time to get somewhere new, we found the chapel in plenty of time to get a seat and use the facilities. Whew.
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| The chapel |
The chapel was lovely but WARM. The concert included Vivaldi pieces played by a violinist, cellist,
and violist, all of whom were excellent musicians.
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| The only named musician -- the other two were "house" musicians. |
After the concert, we were actually walked to the restaurant for the dinner that was included with our ticket.
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| Zodiac light right over our table |
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| The exterior of the restaurant |
After dinner, we walked through the Residenzplatz to get back to our subway station.
Bed after 11:00pm.
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