The first two weeks of April I didn’t have classes due to
the Easter vacation. Although I went on a program organized trip to Krakow the
last few days of break, we had the first part of the break free and I decided
to visit the Netherlands and Belgium. However, in order to get to Amsterdam, I
needed to change trains in Munich. I decided to extend my layovers so I had two
days to explore the city.
To start off with, here are some in transit train photos taken near Salzburg:
My first day in Munich was a Sunday, meaning Munich’s main
art museums were heavily discounted. I decided to visit the Pinakothek Moderne,
the contemporary art museum. The museum included a special exhibit of pictures
of women by Picasso, Max Beckmann, and Willem de Kooning, a collection various
contemporary paintings and sculptures, and an exhibit on the design of
furniture and household items.
I really liked this jewelry exhibit. In addition to each
individual piece being art, the whole presentation of all the pieces was also
art.
Coincidentally, I saw the last sculpture a couple months
earlier in Berlin’s contemporary art museum.
After the museum, I wandered through the Hofgarten and the
English Gardens until my train arrived.
During my second day in Munich on the way back, I took a free walking tour that covered most of the main sites in Munich’s city center including the Frauen Kirche:
(I particularly like this painting at the top of the
building.)
and the New Town
Hall, including the Glockenspiel, Europe’s second most overrated tourist
attraction:
Here's an assortment of other photos of
Munich:
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