This morning we headed off in a bus with a brilliant guide for a tour of Munich and a bit of an insight into this city’s history. We wound up at the Marienplatz then continued on foot.
We had a quick visit to the Hofbrauhaus. This famous beer hall operates over three floors and is owned and run by the Bavarian State Government who also owns the brewery that makes the beer they serve here.
If you are a regular customer, you can have your own table reserved for your use and bring your own beer mug which can be kept on the premises in a locked rack.
in the Square we watched the famous Glockenspiel do its entertaining routine which occurs three times every day.
Looking at this medieval style town hall, you had to remind yourself that it was actually built in the latter half of the 19th Century by Ludwig II.
For a total change of pace, our next visit was to the very futuristic looking BMW plant. The silver clover leafed shaped main office building had each of its floors built on the ground then jacked up the central spine into position.
A Zeppelin Airship overhead really added to the 1930s futuristic vibe of the place
Jeanette, who is a BMW tragic, was in her element trying out the latest models.
We then headed across to their museum. It was really well done. They were originally a manufacturer of aeroplane engines but were banned from this after WW1 and so decided to go into motorbikes and then cars. Their earliest models included Austin 7s made under licence.
If you compare their 1930 2 seater with their 1934 model you can see they were getting the hang of the car business very quickly
Jeanette and I reckon Morgan might have pinched their 4/4 design from this 1936 BMW Model.
Dinner tonight was at the Ratskeller, a large restaurant located in the cellars under the medieval town hall.
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