Munich Gallery Posted

We came home with several hundred photos from Munich and finally chose a few to put into a gallery.  Enjoy!

Lots of Window Shopping

A wine and cheese shop in the Viktualienmarkt before they closed about 30 minutes after this photo

Some fresh produce in the Viktualienmarkt

On December 24 at 2 pm ALL of the stores closed for Christmas, so we’ve spent a lot of time window shopping.  Most of the restaurants and cafes are open though.  Each day we head out around 10 am, walk a few miles around the Altstadt and then head into a small restaurant for lunch.  We stroll some more and then run into a cafe for a hot chocolate and then it’s nap time.  It is vacation after all.

A Christmas day service

After resting we head back out for our evening walk.  We do a little more window shopping in all of the closed stores and then head to dinner, usually in a place we had staked out earlier in the day.  That pretty much sums up our time in Munich so far.   Relaxed, low key and slow.

Walking along the pedestrian mall at night

Walking around Nymphenburg Palace on a perfect winter day

Olympia Park, site of the 1972 Olympic Games

Our home for 12 days while we're in Munich

Merry Christmas

The large Christmas tree in front of the Glockenspiel.

Merry Christmas to our family and friends around the world.  We hope that the day is filled with great company and delicious food.  For our friends down under, enjoy the beach and warm weather and for our friends to the north stay warm, huddle around the fire and enjoy each other’s company.

Our non-traditional Christmas breakfast of lanjager, bread, buffalo mozzarella, artichoke hearts and marinated olives.

Froehliche Weihnachten

Somehow it just doesn't feel as Christmasy when it's 75ºF. I'm sure we'll feel much different about this Saturday morning when it's only 16ºF.

Merry Christmas to all our family and friends.

Friday night Laura and I are jumping on a plane and headed to Germany for Christmas.  It feels like a trip long overdue.  My dad, grandma and grandpa have talked and talked about the great Christmases in Bavaria.  We’ll base ourselves in Munich for two weeks while we day trip through the Bavarian Alps.  We plan on meeting some relatives in Berchtesgaden, sightseeing in Salzburg and stopping at all the little spots in between.

A red suit and a microphone

Here’s a gift for all of you this year. Enjoy it while you can, because you’ll probably never see anything like this again. I had the ‘privilege’ of hosting this year’s staff party as Santa. If you could see the look on my face as I write this you’ll see just how pleased I was about all of it. The party was great, but dressing up as Santa isn’t really my thing.

Ho ho…………….ho

Morgan, I know that you are especially getting a good laugh out of this one