Munich April 2011: The City of Munich- Day1 Wednesday, April 13

We arrived today bleary-eyed and without luggage, but as expected, Leo was at the gate to greet us. We dashed onto the train and subway, found our way to the Ramada Renaissance, dropped of our luggage and we were off! As we exited the subway, my first impression was: this place is damn cold! ;) It was snowing and due to our lack of luggage, we didn't have the appropriate clothing. But we carried on and braved the cold! We first saw the University of Munich also known as Ludwig-Maximilian University:

The university consists of many large buildings, but no campus. Students do not live at the school and if you qualify to be a student, you tuition is a whopping 0 euros! Leo says it is one of the top ten universities in the world. Founded in 1472, it was moved to Munich in 1826.

Just past the university, we saw the famous Feldherrnhalle. Hitler started stirring up trouble on this very spot. He was arrested and imprisoned and began writing his infamous Mein Kampf.

At noon we saw the Glockenspiel. Situated in the city center, the Glockenspiel puts 16th century history to music and action. There are 32 figures that emerge from the building accomapanied by several minutes of music. We climbed to the top of St Peter's church (built in 1180) and had a fantastic view of the plaza and church. The church tower is 92m high and with my fear of heights, I was glad I managed it. Here was our view:

The Theatiner Church was the most outstanding of our stops today. It's not much to see outside, but the inside is so intricately carved throughout. We plan on attending church there on Sunday.