We were up and out at 9am this morning to have breakfast at another one of my bucket-list places: Schmalznudeln at Cafe Frischhut on the Victualenmarkt. We had a great breakfast consisting of Schmalznudeln and coffee. Surprisingly, the coffee was made with fresh milk. Exciting!
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| Scmultznudlers! |
After breakfast we quickly grabbed a juice and ventured into more of old town. The first order of the day was to catch the 11am glockenspiel performance at the Marienplatz town hall. I gasped and cheered along with the rest of the assembled touristen when the silver knight was unseated by his bronze opponent! Stirring stuff.
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| Waiting expectantly with all the other touristen |
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| The silver knight is unseated! |
As the last strains of tower bells receded, we turned our backs on the square and headed to St Peters church. Here was to be our ascension - 15 floors to a lofty vantage overlooking old town. It was a tight and winding climb, but definitely rewarded us with some amazing views.
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| Views over old town from the tower of St Peters. |
Back on terra-firma we headed back to Marienplatz and browsed the christmas market a little. Knick-nacks were purchased! As were yet another round of Bratwurst.
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| Mmm, the rot bratwurst is winning hearts and minds. |
We also found a small enclave of christmas stalls hosted within the central courtyard of the town hall. Here we were able to purchase yet more trinkets whilst admiring the gargoyles up close and personal.
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| Love a good gargoyle. |
Katrina bought some sugar covered almonds to munch on whilst we made our way to our next destination - the Frauenkirche. It's the symbol of Munich, and well, it was a nice church as these things go. Vast and imposing with lots of stained glass. etc etc. it was certainly worth a look. Of particular interest was the "devil's footprint" set into one of the floor tiles. Much more interesting (to me at least) than the various (redundant) depictions of Jeebus around the place. Apparently the devil cut a deal with the builder to allow the church to be built so long as no windows were added. Not seeing the windows due to the pillars, the devil stamped its foot in delight, making this impression.
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| The devil wears sensible footwear. Smart. |
With another church under our belts, it was time for another christmas market - this time the Residenz market - only 10 minutes walk away. Nestled in a great setting, this market was more about food (and gluwein) than anything else. It had a much nicer ambiance than the Marienplatz market, due mainly to the smaller numbers of patrons and the intimate setting.
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| The Residenz christmas market |
Having found a mug he fancied, Eb threatened to finally purchase his first gluwein. The contents were duly consumed, and determined to be quite satisfactory! (it was the standard Rot gluwein).
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| Gluwein no.1. |
By now some rest was needed. The kids made their way back to the hotel to rest, while I sourced myself some Leberkase in brot to sample. This was on my list to try, and while edible with a deal of sweet mustard added, it was a little meh to be honest.
After a rest (for me this time) we headed out to the medieval market. It was totally packed and after Eb and I had bought a new beanie each, it was all we could do to decide on a gluwein to buy (based on the mug that we didnt even keep :/) and then procure it.
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| Gluewein at the medieval market |
After our gluwein was dutifuly consumed, the crowds got to us and we moved straight on to dinner at the Hofbrauhaus. The Hofbrauhaus was jumping as usual, and it took us 3 laps of the place to find a table that had seats spare. As fate would have it, we ended up facung a trio of weird-as-shit Australians. When one of them said that he was from Hobart, I almost punched him. Fucking dirty tasmanians! :)
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| Hefeweizen at the Hofbrauhaus! |
In the end we had a great night, with Beer #4 Hofbrau Hefeweizen consumed and various pork dinners served. We rolled back to our hotel (just around the corner!) and called it a night, not before Eb and I expressed drunken interest in the Hofbrau christmas sweaters. I think we'll end up in those tomorrow.
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