Ach! Much of Europe is suffering under a heat wave, but we have temperatures in the mid-80s here. We walked from the hotel past the train station to the pedestrian area of Neuhauser Strasse/Street and beyond.
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| McDonald's in many languages/scripts |
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| Satyrherme mit Knabe aka Brunnenbuberl/ Satyr with Youth aka Boy Fountain (1895, by Matthias Gasteiger) |
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| Bürgersaalkirche/Citizens' Hall Church (1709-1710, by Giovanni Antonio Viscardi in Baroque style) |
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| Restaurant Augustinerbräu in 19C Neo-Renaissance buildings that are part of the oldest brewery in München/Munich, founded by monks before 1328 |
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| München/Munich sewer cover (KSS) |
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| Richard Strauss Fountain (1962 by Hans Wimmer); it is difficult to see the water streaming over the top in a veil of water representing the Dance of the Seven Veils from the Strauss opera, Salomé |
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| Michaelskirche/St Michael's Church (late 1585, Jesuit) was the first Renaissance building in München/Munich, with a façade in typical Mannerist style with three tiers and double doors |
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| Waller/large catfish species statue (1982, by Claus Nageler) will swallow Kent whole |
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| For luck, Tamiko rubs the snout of the Sitzender Keiler/ Sitting Boar (1976, by Martin Mayer, a recreation of the circa 1634 Porcellini by Pietro Tacca) |
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| Zum Schönen Turm/At the Beautiful Tower (1914 commercial building, statues by Julius Seidler) |
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| Glimpse of Frauenkirche/Cathedral of Our Lady (1466- 1488, by Jörg von Halspach), which we will visit later |
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| Neues Rathaus/New Town Hall (1867-1908) in Neo-Gothic or mock Netherlands Gothic style |
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| Neues Rathaus/New Town Hall (8/14/1979) |
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| Neues Rathaus/New Town Hall (7/8/1980) |
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| Atop the New Town Hall Tower is the Münchner Kindl/ Munich Child, a child in monk's robes, referring to the monks who were the first settlers in the area |
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| A copy of the clock on the New Town Hall: "Only good hours I wish to show; the evil ones, rather, to conceal." |
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| Mariensäule/Column of Mary with the golden statue of the Virgin (1590) was a rallying point for München, a bastion of Catholicism during the Reformation |
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| Fischbrunnen/Fish Fountain (1954, by Josef Henselmann using parts salvaged from the 1862-1865 fountain by Konrad Knoll) |
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| Altes Rathaus/Old Town Hall (1464 replacing 1310 building, by Jörg von Halspach) with bell tower (1180-1200) |
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| At Burgstrasse #5 is the Ehemalige Stadtschreiberei/ former City Writers Guild in the oldest surviving townhouse in München/Munich |
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| Peterskirche/St Peter's Church (1368, 17C spire) on the site where the monks originally settled in 9C; the tower has eight clocks (two on each side) |
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| In St Peter's Church, the gray iron fences were donated by the local blacksmiths (KSS) |
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| St Peter's Church was rebuilt after World War II with financing by the Augustiner brewery |
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| Skeleton of St Mundita who was beheaded in the 4C by the Romans; the remains were given to city in 1675 by Pope Clement X |
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| Sandstone Gothic chapel altar that survived World War II because it was covered with sandbags |
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| The church tower known as Alter Peter/Old Peter also has seven bells, which seemed to ring for five minutes before the hour! |
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| Augustiner beer wagon (KSS) |
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| The Bayerische Bierkönigin/Bavarian Beer Queen; (ignore the posers!) (KSS) |
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| An oompah band (KSS) |
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| Performers of the traditional barrel-makers/coopers' dance called Schäfflertänz that dates back to 1517 (KSS) |
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| A clown accompanies the coopers, and rubs people's noses for good luck (KSS) |
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| Kent was a recipient of this good luck (ashes!) |
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| Hofbräu München beer wagon horses |
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| Hofbräu München beer wagon |
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| A street sweeper followed the parade (KSS) |
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| Very tall beer Steins/mugs (KSS) |
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| Elise Aulinger Brunnen/Fountain (1997, by Toni Rückel), a German actress |
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| Roider Jackl, a German performer, singer, and folk singer, who performed in Bavarian language |
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| Weiß Ferdl Brunnen (1953, by Josef Erber), a German actor, humorous folksinger, and author |
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| Liesl Karlstadt Brunnen (1961, by Hans Osel), a German actress and cabaret performer |
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| Herbs and spices stall |
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| Ida Schumacher Brunnen (1977, by Marlene Neubauer), a Bavarian theatre actress and comedienne |
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| Fruit stall |
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| Maypole |
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| Karl Valentin Brunnen (1953, by Ernst Andreas Rauch), a Bavarian comedian, cabaret performer, clown, author and film producer |
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| Café Frischhut, known for the pastry called Schmalznudel |
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| A coffee and a Schmalznudel, a traditional fried dough treat with a paper-thin center |
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