Auf wiedersehen

Recovered (if possibile) we returned to the city center. A quick cup of McDonald's coffee and a Latte for me put us right in the middle of Munich again. I won a free milkshake so I found the next McDonald's and cashed that baby in. We checked out a bookstore and found an audio bible for kinder. Just what I needed to listen to in order to pick up a little German in my spare time, you know something simple that is familiar and repeatable. It was a beautiful day to walk along the streets. My desire to have a music experience was realized the more we walked around. There was music everywhere on the streets; accordian, violin, flute and one guy had rolled a grand piano out on the square and started playing one of Chopin's Impromptus. We decided to find a place to wait for the Glockenspiel even though we were an hour and 15 minutes early. I think this was the longest we stayed still in any one place since we arrived in Germany. Sherry, afraid there was more to see, took off on her own while I watched our stuff and listened to all the music and activity that was on the Marianplatz. Not only was there music but miming, acting, juggling, magic and all sorts of one acts going on all around that were so entertaining and enjoyable as seen in this picture of Sherry taken while waiting.

Later close to 5:00 pm as we were waiting for the Glockenspiel to play another grand piano appeared right by us with three other people on on the flute (amazing) and a violin and cello. Needless to say many of these people got some of my spare change. I gave partly because of the entertainment provided, partly because of the quality of talent and partly because I hope this profession (or what ever it is for them) continues for anyone who visits this city. It was simply authentic and culturally unique. And then there was the 5:00 performance of the Glockenspiel. It was worth seeing and I videoed the whole thing that lasted about 10 minutes. There were a lot of school groups that made it hard to hear but it was fun to watch and hear the crowds reaction. We had our last dinner there in the inner part of the city and what a way to end the trip...two order of Jaegerschnitzel bitte mit Breze. I think Sherry wanted to cry but held off until we got back to the room. The train back dropped us off about a 10 minute walk from the hotel which was a nice leisurly stroll at night. This basically marked the end of our stay in Germany for tomorrow we fly home.