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Regina had been to Munich twice
on business and really wanted to explore it as a tourist. So, we cashed in a
small pile of Hilton points and took off.
The trip did not get off to a good start. First, there was a diversion to JFK Intl. to get some equipment checked which put us two hours behind schedule resulting in a miserable 8-hour layover in Heathrow and a midnight arrival at our hotel. There was also a threatened German train strike the entire time we were there. Still, the weather was wonderful and It ended up, as usual, being a wonderful trip.
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 This was the residence of the Kings of Bavaria. We didn't ask for an audience since the last King of Bavaria, Ludwig III gave up the throne in 1918 and died in 1921. The residence is now a museum. The architecture is wonderful but the furnishings were largely lost during World War II. |
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| Our hotel, the Hilton am Park, was on the edge of the English Garden. It was about a 20-minute walk through the park into town, but we liked the peace and quiet and enjoyed the morning hike (and breaking up the evening hike with a beer garden visit). The English Garden, bigger than Central Park in New York, is a favorite place for the locals. They show up on horseback, on tightropes, on surfboards (in one area where a very rapid current passes over a dam) and, in warmer weather, occasionally in the nude. We didn't notice any nude sunbathers in October. Ron looked. | ||||||||
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