Munich!

Ah sorry I haven't written in awhile. I have been somewhat busy with classes wrapping up, but I should have written sooner. It's been so long I can't remember what to write first. I think I should start with uploading some pictures of my trip to visit Erika in Munich.

Erika lives pretty far away from the city center, so we walked through some rustic scenery to get to a nearby lake my first day there 

Downtown Munich at the Marienplatz. The big building in front is the old Rathaus (city hall) and the big building on the left is the famous Frauenkirche too bad it was under construction

The weather was a little gray this day, but it turned out sunny in the end.

Obligatory photo. Erika is not a common name in Germany, so this is nice.

Beer and Brezeln! So Bavarian

Bavarian breakfast. This is a classic meal to be consumed before noon. White sausages, prezels, sweet mustard and beer.

When people talk about how awesome the beer is in Germany, I think they mostly refer to Bavaria. I was very pleased with the selection and variety and the grocery stores here. Love the labels

 This is the walk way towards the Schloss Nymphenburg about 15 minutes away from the center of town. I don't know much about it, but I assume some old rich white guy had this place built.

 It was beautiful weather and a beautiful location. I can only imagine what this place looked like when it was new... Huge gardens, horses and wagons, and maybe a hedge maze somewhere.

We finally got the hang of taking good pictures together! The garden grounds go all the way to the through this building's gates and onto the other side with another huge canal and more gardens.

All in all a very successful and enjoyable trip. Munich is beautiful but I don't think I could live there myself. It is pretty expensive living and there are sooooo many tourists I could see myself getting frustrated by them if I was a long time resident there. I have a few more pictures on my Facebook album, but this should do for now.