"Festive Munich" a Munich Travel Page by dinhyen

We stayed a night in Munich on the way from Strasbourg to Salzburg. Having just arrived from France, the change is immediately obvious. From the perspective of an American tourist, the city is big, modern, bearing more resemblance to American city. The people are casual in attire and manners, down-to-earth, and more familiar to Americans. In fact, a lot of them were probably Americans, as I heard and saw more Yankees here than in any other city on the trip.

The Church of Our Lady with its distinctive onion-domed towers is probably the most recognizable Munich landmark. Sadly, like most of the rest of the city, it was destroyed during WWII and was completely rebuilt. Well, almost completely. Much of the ornamentation was not restored to the original form. The few exterior stone panels that were not destroyed are hung on the exterior wall. One can only marvel at how beautiful the church must have look in its original glory.

The red roofs of the Old Town are very striking when seen from above and provides a stark contrast to the modern city in the distance. You can climb a few towers, but I decided that Alter Peter would be the best choice because it offers a splendid view of the Neues Rathaus and the Frauenkirche. Looking Northwest, the spires of the Altes Rathaus can be seen in the foreground.