http://www.cathedralbridge.com/welcome daily 1.0 2015-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1426730286721-5M4Z59DOGU8JH3EY6EEX/image-asset.jpeg Welcome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1425698487516-VSLOZK7TF7S568JQ0QBW/20150204_NT_DC_prayercard_portrait_tea_couple-007-BLUEPRINT-B.jpg Welcome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1426695695620-9V4GGCGFEJJC2I5WJ40A/Cologne_Central_night_Blueprints.jpg Welcome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1426695796112-3ZSLMFDLBDPDMDX0LKBO/Cologne_Central_night_Blueprints.jpg Welcome http://www.cathedralbridge.com/blog daily 0.75 2019-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1426730744014-UR6CPPGHVUMIHN44RB6W/BLOG-Cover-PictureD.jpg B.LOG http://www.cathedralbridge.com/blog/politicians-in-their-own-words monthly 0.5 2017-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506191366298-ZSEKX6FMKK0KQVVTXUKR/political-afd-07.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Courage, truth, Germany. Our land, our rules!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506253739866-1VJX5GOTAD7P5AYQ6A4H/Bundestagswahl2005_stimmzettel_small.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words An example of a ballot from 2005, with the "first vote" for a representative on the left, and the "second vote" for a party on the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506189639351-ZLPFDIEZ1XPF9GYSGUFI/political-spd-26.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Free daycare. For all children." "Better Goodwin" (Dr. Bernhard Goodwin) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506187095447-DIHKZMO5YQA2FVS4228F/political-csu-44.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words - Clear for our land "[The] clear [choice] for our land." Both votes for the CSU." Pictured: Minister-president of the state or "Land" of Bavaria, Horst Seehofer. (Something like a governor.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506255774407-3HK5U9F27IWEO9MJ2QSE/German_Opinion_Polls_2017_Election.png B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words Graph by KevinNinja (Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0), https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46656620 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506169078798-S319V6IXZ09KY4NKOO0Q/political-csu-05.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words - Plain language. "Plain language." Horst Seehofer (Bavarian Minister-president) and Bernhard Loos (parliamentary candidate for Munich North) promise straight talk at an event in the beer hall "Augustiner Keller." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506191530551-MHUVL9YS3AOB6ZX0UF1Y/political-afd-25.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Dare more democracy: Popular referendums on the Swiss model!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506187548806-OR4Z9RV442H34MX4PV2Q/political-csu-68.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Because all generations are crucial." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506198183618-DVWX5X3C3SS5X0MQG6AX/political-afd-92.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Stop leftist terror!" Petr Bystron, candidate for Munich North. (He has provoked much controversy and even state surveillance due to his alleged radically anti-Muslim positions.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506195017530-FVUY1BCFAJHDOJO1GHYY/political-mlpd-30.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "VW, RAG [coal-mining company], ... Criminally prosecute those who ruin the environment." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506197436413-5SQ8ESE2ZEA0P3VFUO3M/political-piraten-85.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Social, liberal, digital." Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich is in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506169343655-JH8AIHGOPQCSJ7GLEMQM/political-csu-12.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words - Clear for stability "[The] clear [choice] for stability." Angela Merkel, chancellor. Apparently, not everyone likes her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506193749328-BOQ6VI22TW8SR56Z9T3R/political-linke-03.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Social. Justice. Peace. For all. The Left." Head candidate and party chairman, Bernd Riexinger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506187731391-TW0S3MHXH3JUODOHKKKG/political-csu-70.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words - Integration: Live the core culture "Integration: Live the core culture." The term "Leitkultur" has been at the center of a debate for two decades regarding immigration. So far as I understand it, it is the idea of a culture with German or European core values, which newcomers should accept. It is skeptical of "multiculturalism." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506194643656-F8KY6RRFE6WCILCEFAWY/political-bayern-93.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506195684916-WHCMFOA006RJEURBVVFB/political-mlpd-37.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Against all imperialistic aggression!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506192847267-N9BY1AC9TUDX3KCXBK61/political-green-89.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Cem Özdemir is here." The leader of the Green party is the son of a Turkish guest worker and describes himself as a "secular Muslim." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506191097993-ZKW2T04BY37Z48NYLTKS/political-afd-08.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "And what is your reason to fight for Germany?" Frauke Petry, chairwoman, AfD party, "Germany, be daring!" The graffiti seems to be a Hitler mustache. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506196235985-6OYOU3EVWGWC2DHXF5RW/political-oepd-66.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Independent parties now! Company donations are a thing of yesterday!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506192595015-WA29PT90VWN46X0ZM4ZQ/political-fdp-74.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Bureaucracy-free year for start-ups!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506191955559-52IFUGW94YA7OOHQF38Q/political-fdp-21.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words Dr. Lukas Köhler (Munich candidate), "School cones change the future. Not bureaucrats. Let's think new." Schultüten are paper cones filled with goodies that families give to kids on their first day of school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506189297434-MFU1QC2A7KFGVOCJB9Q6/political-spd-16.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "So that everyone has a good retirement." "Sebastian Roloff. He will see [to that]." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506190136870-KOQ1E0XQ1YMTEGMIPW52/political-spd-43.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words Martin Schulz. "A woman who achieves 100% should not earn 21% less." "Why Europe? Because we are stronger together than alone." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506196024341-PEZX279K6QX7HRA2GL86/political-oedp-79.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Fair trade now! CETA, TTIP, TISA are a thing of yesterday." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506194254772-UTNPEXQ3QL9PLBHM6EPH/political-bayern-48.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "The Current Constitutional-Amendment-Attack on Bavaria's Statehood!" (event by Florian Weber, party chairman) and "The Upper Bavaria Council: Homeland and Identity" (by Hubert Dorn, general secretary). "For a free Bavaria." This poster appropriately hangs next to a Bavarian-made BMW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506191688753-40FV6T2Y7RTOZ91S9EFP/political-afd-46.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Stop asylum abuse: Immigration is a privilege–not a right!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506196922003-ZL77KWC8YS1N98QK0BKQ/political-piraten-04.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words In black: "Germany: surveillance state, affair with diesel, [staffing] crisis in care [institutions], food-handling scandals, unemployment payments, censorship, ..." In yellow: "Freedom, transparency, justice" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506192212732-7CHCX3Y9MCIFYOX568DJ/political-fdp-23.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words Christian Lindner, "Digital first. Qualms second. Let's think new." (I'm at a loss as to how to understand the incomplete sentences of this half-English, half-German slogan!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506195777796-8SEQ70VKCB4SBVMPVN5W/political-mlpd-87.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Equal rights for migrants and Germans" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506193462951-3GPD7R7VE91T1ZLJL97K/political-green-77.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Healthy air doesn't come from a filthy exhaust." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506196525836-LE4LSBP1EBAYTC4I6GKJ/political-dkp-83.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Up with salaries. Down with armament. Stop the national arms build-up." The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich is in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506190266609-7EC1OGGDUJBYSQDUIF9I/political-spd-51.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Education shouldn't cost anything. Except some work." "Parents support children. We support parents." "So that your retirement isn't small when your children are big." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506187341191-TIQ9XWGSYZE7Z92NYB5J/political-csu-67.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Because the future begins with the smallest." Dr. Wolfgang Stefinger. Having a doctorate is perceived as indispensable for a German politician. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506193664561-OGARGKZH3560XDMG2PC9/political-linke-09.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Protect children from poverty. The Left." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506190059282-FKXS7KJLUQIGMXJRNUCO/political-spd-39.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Affordable living. In Munich." "Better Goodwin" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506196136083-T7MIJHQFOYOTENXOALW8/political-oedp-81.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Respect for animals now! Animal cruelty is a thing of yesterday!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506190628618-HRHKZ6RQM155CSC1TXO4/political-spd-64.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Post for you. For free daycare." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506193061570-KNUEO2GQKR25NCBL2KSV/political-green-56.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Eco! Dieter Janacek, parliamentary representative, your candidate for Munich West/Central." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506193605208-M606WU27URVDL97DZDD0/political-linke-01.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "At home: Rents must be payable. The Left." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506190529323-DI19NVDANHCFCLP4DUST/political-spd-62.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Florian Post, your parliamentary representative." Candidate Post uses his name as a play on words with "post" as "mail." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506188606872-9QMHQXZBLMVUQLPZ5TBT/political-csu-71.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Strong Bavaria for Germany." A bit of Bavarian patriotism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506190801427-98ZFXREG7WB45NQ6VYC0/political-spd-73.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Plain language with Florian Post." The SPD is also promising straight talk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506193346895-VK0HMEP9BXEDM421PBDP/political-green-88.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506189452427-5MCZBMCA7QYA1OJLFBLH/political-spd-17.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "So that our work is profitable." "Sebastian Roloff. He will see [to that]." The graffiti says, "SPD has betrayed us!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506190732192-HWMJN930SFLEF6UDYTE7/political-spd-90.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Post for you. Just pensions for good work." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506187639312-YOP6ILG62C7IXBRHW04Z/political-csu-69.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Because good solutions are not usually simple." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506195560097-MTEL1EZ5RBQ6HQ3DVOL9/political-mlpd-33.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Capitalism [crossed out]–real socialism!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506193196916-LMR8ZMVA6BGEKKGHAZQ4/political-green-75.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "Both just and green." Doris Wagner, direct candidate for Munich North https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1506197562440-R3AJ1BCGAU68ZE7M0CPF/political-piraten-86.jpg B.LOG - Politicians ... in their own words "My favorite things to protect are data, basic rights, and chicks." Anja Hirschel, head candidate. ("Bienen" literally means "bees," but I suspect the slang is being used here as "attractive woman.") http://www.cathedralbridge.com/blog/how-we-made-our-christmas-more-german monthly 0.5 2016-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1482924177309-5VU0ITM8J4NP4O17XP8A/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - How we made our Christmas more German Hellbrun Palace by MatthiasKabel (CC BY 2.5 license) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1482925566642-37212O6GPFI5GX03VW63/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - How we made our Christmas more German A "Lebküchner," about 1520. From a manuscript in the Nuremberg City Library (Amb. 279.2°, Folio 11 verso, public domain). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1482925519634-BD9956JCK9NMHSV2FWJF/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - How we made our Christmas more German The most famous Lebkuchen come from Nuremberg, which was baking them as early as the 1300s. These "Elisenlebkuchen" must have at least 25% nuts and no more than 10% wheat flour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1482923251844-L7XT800KDJIIJRSPSMK5/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - How we made our Christmas more German Tiff made this Advent calendar for me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1482927585183-LU2OKX0VTAUA87EIGHJS/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - How we made our Christmas more German Saint Nicholas visits the Medieval Christmas Market. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1482928088993-DOKFYW2YQ1W72G9RR00W/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - How we made our Christmas more German https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1482926391978-M4BXIHZ2LKIZQHNFILVV/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - How we made our Christmas more German Hot Kinderpunsch at the Christmas market https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1482926478216-BT0ZLFIUK7U7OU8K6UA7/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - How we made our Christmas more German The fam, trying to stay warm after browsing the arts and crafts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1482928230209-P5UDQQE1329C85LAGC20/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - How we made our Christmas more German https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1482927041625-8NWZAYDFF6X8DOUFB7X3/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - How we made our Christmas more German On Christmas Eve, a choir and woodwind ensemble delighted the visitors to the central Christmas market at Marienplatz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1482924555047-315P9N01L2H7KRHBQPEO/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - How we made our Christmas more German Mercedes Munich in Christmas Time by DFSB DE (CC BY NC 2.0 license) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1482927614158-ZFLYFU2HJNU6GBYFILIR/image-asset.png B.LOG - How we made our Christmas more German "Original!" and "Fake!" reads the header of Bonifatiuswerk's "Santa-Free Zone" website (http://www.weihnachtsmannfreie-zone.de/). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1482925344105-NNJI11XBNCQ8RPA6OS9B/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - How we made our Christmas more German This Lebkuchen is a single flat loaf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1482926641942-S5OZ8WBWI1JDIANQTQ4I/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - How we made our Christmas more German A knife and sword maker at the Medieval Christmas Market -- so cool https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1482926790686-TRUV5OLW85Z7EVXK1VFJ/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - How we made our Christmas more German (Roasted) almonds -- so yummy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1482923048746-5ODEAG5CFV4UHY3G15RC/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - How we made our Christmas more German She doesn't seem to mind store-bought yumminess. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1482927660594-0E2MK05S6EOTJS77IRW4/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - How we made our Christmas more German The "genuine Nicholas fairtrade chocolates" are "sold out," according to Bonifatiuswerk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1482926228792-CWYECRB8YP80AB3ZMGQV/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - How we made our Christmas more German https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1482927151498-HSKGBR77B4Z4PLM9J8E3/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - How we made our Christmas more German https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1482922499865-LV7HLH8F0EF58B5CY84E/wreath.jpg B.LOG - How we made our Christmas more German Our lovely Advent wreath with a Ukrainian nativity scene inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1482925110004-V841UTD3YLMYKYUUKDAE/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - How we made our Christmas more German The Lebkuchen stall at the Medieval Christmas Market in Munich. http://www.cathedralbridge.com/blog/germany-in-the-summertime-picture-blog monthly 0.5 2016-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1473537178440-XL1D7SM1GJI04G9PGSPC/2.jpg B.LOG - Castles, Forests, Folktales, and Food - Picture Blog The inner courtyard of Hohenschwangau Castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1473537803779-KZZAT98X9KE9J5J7ABR8/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Castles, Forests, Folktales, and Food - Picture Blog Local Quirks: Not far from Nathan's office is the local palace, the Munich Residenz, which is now a museum. Just outside the museum entrance you'll find this lion face guarding the door. He's become a local good luck symbol and most folks rub his nose as they walk by. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1473538227763-GIKTMWTVO64EBVQT64V8/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Castles, Forests, Folktales, and Food - Picture Blog Cycle City: Speaking of biking . . . Munich is definitely a bike-friendly city. We love the fact that we don't need a car and get lots of exercise doing our errands by bike. As you can see above, we're not the only ones who think so. These bike parking areas are throughout the city and are usually packed. This picture also shows the other popular form of transportation in Munich, the Ubahn/Metro (designated by the blue "U") https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1473537328363-RR9QPXAFFYCIRT4DFFCW/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Castles, Forests, Folktales, and Food - Picture Blog Stopping to enjoy the view, Englischer Garten. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1473537771466-JQ1CXLYYBX43S4JLV51I/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Castles, Forests, Folktales, and Food - Picture Blog Biergärten: Just about every park, shopping area or even mountain top in Bavaria has a little biergarten where you can take a rest and get some inexpensive classic German cuisine. During the summer they have outdoor seating as well. So what's unique about biergärten? If you want, you can bring your own picnic to enjoy! No food purchase required, just a drink purchase. One day this summer I met Nathan for lunch at one of Munich's most famous biergärten, Chinesischer Turm (Chinese Tower). If you're not a beer drinker, I'd recommend a Spezi (like Nathan's enjoying above). It's a yummy Coke and Fanta mixed soda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1473537285643-YC5RSPRJB9I40LADUSF1/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Castles, Forests, Folktales, and Food - Picture Blog Green Places: We really enjoy how much nature fills the streets of Munich. Trees stretch their arms over many a street, flower displays are in many a city square, and parks abound. When walking through the park we often spot these little guys enjoying the leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1473537787288-Y2USWQGZ113IZX8KDB4E/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Castles, Forests, Folktales, and Food - Picture Blog Since we don't have a car, we bike most places. On his way to the office Nathan often peddles through the largest park in Munich, Englischer Garten. Its 910 acres offer a lot of beautiful biking and hiking paths. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1473537472863-TE5TMNJMAG1I8S34AF7T/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Castles, Forests, Folktales, and Food - Picture Blog Hiking: Germans LOVE to be out in nature. So it's easy to find hiking paths almost anywhere. Even though we live in a large city, we can take a short train ride and find yourself in the wilderness. We spotted this unique fence on one of our excursions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1473537531857-4EOPOZMPK1R7J4WFUEWR/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Castles, Forests, Folktales, and Food - Picture Blog Standing on the summit, looking at the foothills of the Alps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1473537446487-SA2RF0FMD2ZPQ6FBWW1N/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Castles, Forests, Folktales, and Food - Picture Blog Ferry Rides: We've only gotten to visit a few of Bavaria's many lakes, but at almost all of them you can find a ferry to take you around to the different lakeside towns. We've found it to be a relaxing and fun way to see the local countryside. This is especially true when you have a friend to chat with. Here is one of the ferry landings we've seen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1473537253601-7EKIGL6727MM5KNQR4T6/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Castles, Forests, Folktales, and Food - Picture Blog Festivals: It seems like most months of the year you can find a festival or crafts fair to attend somewhere in the region. It's been a super fun way to experience the local art and culture. Soap making, wood carving, glass art, and felt products are some of the most popular we've found. A lot of the locals also use festivals as a great excuse to . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1473537199383-L5SGJ0S9FX0Y5YU5HL2O/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Castles, Forests, Folktales, and Food - Picture Blog Kodak Moments: Munich isn't like Rome or Vienna, where you see an amazing postcard picture on every corner. Instead it's more like a game of hide and seek. The moments of beauty pop-out and catch of you off guard as you walk through the city. This is St. Lukas Church on the edge of the Isar River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1473537215985-JZ15NDL0X4BQ4JPKRZVU/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Castles, Forests, Folktales, and Food - Picture Blog These arches form one of the entrances to Alter Südlicher Friedhof, the oldest cemetery in central Munich. It was originally established as a plague cemetery by Duke Albrecht V in 1563. It continued as an active cemetery until 1886. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1473537165960-P3UMJD2BBT7AFWX8PZF9/1.jpg B.LOG - Castles, Forests, Folktales, and Food - Picture Blog Castles: They peek out of the trees as you drive through the countryside or languish on the lake shore as you pass them on the ferry. Each one has its own personality and captures a little piece of German history. In this picture is the most famous of them all, Neuschwanstein Castle (up on the hillside), built by King Ludwig II. The golden beauty in the foreground is Hohenschwangau Castle, built by Ludwig's father, Maximilian II. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1474018766814-Q2B3KS52U9LAUFNGN57W/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Castles, Forests, Folktales, and Food - Picture Blog . . . wear their traditional lederhosen (leather pants and checked shirts for men) and dirndl (colorful dresses and aprons for women). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1473537421039-NJTWUTORGA2WI6IB9AXX/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Castles, Forests, Folktales, and Food - Picture Blog Chocolate: We are totally getting addicted to German chocolate! It is delicious, especially heisse Schokolade (hot chocolate). We've found that hot drinks are almost never served in a mug, but instead in a tall glass (as seen above) or a tea cup. I like the TALL glass version, more chocolate to drink! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1473537548293-ZRDODEGTSICW164UL36T/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Castles, Forests, Folktales, and Food - Picture Blog https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1473537492192-P9ZE0GLIIRRH0F542M0A/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Castles, Forests, Folktales, and Food - Picture Blog The mountain forest scenery is breathtaking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1473537514902-K3XQ34RF4EYT80RMY6U5/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Castles, Forests, Folktales, and Food - Picture Blog It's not uncommon to find crosses along the paths and especially at the summit of mountains. (Can you find the cross in this picture?) We've asked around and haven't discovered the reason for the crosses yet. I'm very curious about them. http://www.cathedralbridge.com/blog/response-to-violence monthly 0.5 2016-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1469531352843-AKK7E6TECLLRRGNRZP1D/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Responding to Violence http://www.cathedralbridge.com/blog/is-this-culture-shock-or-what monthly 0.5 2016-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1468004445443-8HBPVP4B90GFTHLN9JWE/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Is This Culture Shock or What? German Menu. ("Speisekarte" by stachelbeer, cropped. License.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1468005135107-VJCW4XEI17Q8D72MZILC/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Is This Culture Shock or What? Berchtesgaden. Photo by Dad. http://www.cathedralbridge.com/blog/flags-football-things-i-learn-at-lunchtime-part-i monthly 0.5 2016-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1463951123515-6STUMC693DW37IPOIAFZ/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Flags & Football (Things I Learn at Lunchtime, Part I) A sea of German flags at a 2006 World Cup match (Photo by Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1463951516502-IIFPE7ENG4E8C335C4QM/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Flags & Football (Things I Learn at Lunchtime, Part I) White asparagus with ham (photo by abnehmen.net) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1463950478998-0LGC19SIMT5AM2KFJV52/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Flags & Football (Things I Learn at Lunchtime, Part I) World Cup Finals, Stuttgart, Germany by Félix Ozeray https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1463950770522-4RC56H4FQ6ATUOE654IM/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Flags & Football (Things I Learn at Lunchtime, Part I) Football jersey of the DDR (East Germany) with hammer and compass emblem (eBay auction photo -- this item sold for $95.65) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1463949458339-ILSTFIKQHZH9RM3IJMUT/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Flags & Football (Things I Learn at Lunchtime, Part I) Maypole in Munich (photo by BeAr) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1463949873300-ENL2E28VSXRGNTUU1HYF/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Flags & Football (Things I Learn at Lunchtime, Part I) East German postage stamp of Hans and Sophie Scholl, the siblings who led the White Rose resistance effort (image source) http://www.cathedralbridge.com/blog/munich-in monthly 0.5 2016-03-21 http://www.cathedralbridge.com/blog/being-recipients-of-patience monthly 0.5 2016-02-01 http://www.cathedralbridge.com/blog/sights-and-smells-of-christmas-photo-blog monthly 0.5 2015-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1450037685159-FZHL8OJ1F5TLDA4JBNCZ/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Sights and Smells of Christmas - Photo Blog With all the other goodies available, it wasn't quite as tempting to eat the candy house from Hansel and Gretel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1450037312958-H8MPH1SED36X8QDLV0T7/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Sights and Smells of Christmas - Photo Blog This pub is not just good to look at -- apparently it serves the best chestnut stew in town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1450037048915-58QCL5JXSJAMDCX5856C/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Sights and Smells of Christmas - Photo Blog Starting off with a classic: the nutcrackers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1450040601758-XJGZPKSJQCRG975HVIRV/20151203_GER_Munich_marienplatz_christmas_market-004.jpg B.LOG - Sights and Smells of Christmas - Photo Blog The colors of Christmas fill the stalls and overwhelm the senses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1450037195682-OY0FH1OQX2NY5XQ8O2CQ/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Sights and Smells of Christmas - Photo Blog Pick your poison: here is a mulled wine (Glühwein)/hot chocolate stand in front of Munich's "New" Town Hall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1450037596203-NAG86YHCMGAUJG08A98F/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Sights and Smells of Christmas - Photo Blog If you're feeling peckish you can grab a yummy steak . . . or keep wandering to find curry wurst, spiced candied nuts, hot pretzels, chocolate covered fruit, crepes, and other delectables. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1450037520099-Z16U82GEU9Q445GMCC5Z/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Sights and Smells of Christmas - Photo Blog Need some tools to put up your Christmas decorations? Just kidding, these are hand-crafted "manly" chocolates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1450037924565-OWQZOKPR8TNOP03N1A2P/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Sights and Smells of Christmas - Photo Blog Dec. 6th was St. Nicholas day. He made a special visit to give candy, fruit, and nuts to the kids of Munich. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1450037562277-2382UD2FQH7HTEMVRFB9/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Sights and Smells of Christmas - Photo Blog Some despicable characters right next to the tools. They look too cute to eat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1450037463451-WH0W3DHXFLYFMV00JQ4E/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Sights and Smells of Christmas - Photo Blog Couldn't resist a quick selfie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1450037786364-J2DLHNIKJ9AQ5F9CHRQV/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Sights and Smells of Christmas - Photo Blog Silent night, all is calm, all is bright . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1450037728407-2G1SLVZXUNB6FOYEBP3I/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Sights and Smells of Christmas - Photo Blog The Bethlehem star has many variations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1450037648707-3MQG60Z7YBRS0P6T9KPD/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Sights and Smells of Christmas - Photo Blog In one market they had a kids' section where classic fairy tales came to life. We were sure that Little Red Riding Hood would have a longer name in German, but -- believe it or not -- she's just Rotkäppchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1450037365645-ZA2GWR8HQVS35BJ1KCH1/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - Sights and Smells of Christmas - Photo Blog A German Christmas Pyramid. In the traditional version, the hot air rising from the candles hits the fan, which spins and moves the figures inside. This pyramid's figures are from the nativity story. Next year, we hope to get one of these for our own nativity collection. But maybe we should consider a smaller one. http://www.cathedralbridge.com/blog/one-on-one-with-a-syrian-refugee monthly 0.5 2015-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1448213243562-U0TSR7QZ44LSHY5RJKNR/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - One-on-One with a Syrian Refugee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1448213111429-UMRALR8NFNR837Y7SISY/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - One-on-One with a Syrian Refugee http://www.cathedralbridge.com/blog/first-impressions-of-munich monthly 0.5 2015-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442652905059-P0YW4LFNPMEFE0YI1KL6/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - First Impressions of Munich Us in Marienplatz, with the Neu Rathaus and Glockenspiel in the background. A couple times a day, medieval-looking figures in the center of this tower come out and whirl around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442653254394-QD710W2NOVFDOLIKHWDV/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - First Impressions of Munich Us in the Englischer Garten. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654471169-J1SICQOYO8DQ5OIJ040U/P9110006.jpg B.LOG - First Impressions of Munich - Neu Rathaus (New Town Hall) The courtyard of the "New" Town Hall, built 1867-1908 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654468497-79QXDOMOQU3N8KZCE2K2/P9110007.jpg B.LOG - First Impressions of Munich - Neu Rathaus Courtyard Our quiet picnic spot in the New Town Hall courtyard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654479515-SV9LHHCI8PHR7RBAL843/P9110012.jpg B.LOG - First Impressions of Munich - Neu Rathaus & Marienplatz The front side of the New Town Hall, trying not to go deaf from the folk band playing in front of us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654478670-ABYMFWKFMBR5SW9C2L81/P9110015.jpg B.LOG - First Impressions of Munich - Glockenspiel The Glockenspiel (clock tower) of the Neu Rathaus (New Town Hall). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654493917-JTV3ZGYFWN3PANDJNLQS/P9110019.jpg B.LOG - First Impressions of Munich - St. Peter's Church St. Peter's Church, the oldest church in the area, built in the late 1100's, with several later additions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654485604-2JMCUA0350EY05N5W5AW/P9110021.jpg B.LOG - First Impressions of Munich - Neu Rathuas & Glockenspiel Our favorite pic (so far) of the Neu Rathuas & Glockenspiel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654495182-0CA3QOTJSL3314U2A026/P9110023.jpg B.LOG - First Impressions of Munich - Glockenspiel (close-up) A close-up of the Glockenspiel, where colorful mechanical figures demonstrate two 16th-century events (a marriage and a plague). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654499591-RK17OKPEG34DIGTQQHUP/P9110027.jpg B.LOG - First Impressions of Munich - King Ludwig I King Ludwig of Bavaria (r. 1825-1848), who moved Ludwig Maximilian University from Ingoldstadt to Munich in 1826. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654510052-WRD7EB18ECYFS03FLK21/P9110028.jpg B.LOG - First Impressions of Munich - Ludwigstrasse The main street running past the university toward Siegestor (Victory Gate). The Bavarian State Library (10 million+ volumes) and St. Ludwig's Church (1829) are visible here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654508318-EXE87ZNOWZYIT726H8IQ/P9110033.jpg B.LOG - First Impressions of Munich - Bikes in front of the University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654519246-VL9GTIDG0J7K0EGQOHXI/P9110041.jpg B.LOG - First Impressions of Munich - The Englischer Garten The Englischer Garten ("English Garden"), founded 1879 and covering more than 900 acres (almost 4 square km). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654526940-RSZ6RCSZJHF6QWGWLVWR/P9110042.jpg B.LOG - First Impressions of Munich - English speakers in the Englischer Garten https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654532242-6BJ63YCFE7BOUFIXIZ8I/P9110043.jpg B.LOG - First Impressions of Munich - More Englischer Garten https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442653185449-JMQSQ1M1ZCMH7CNA6DMU/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - First Impressions of Munich Picnic spot in the Neu Rathaus courtyard http://www.cathedralbridge.com/blog/the-last-2-miles-of-our-marathon monthly 0.5 2015-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1425610515195-9G4ZAQR79RT2RC9OLZTV/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - The last 2 miles of our marathon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1425610649570-7WM2LO3MASXJ8969B821/image-asset.jpeg B.LOG - The last 2 miles of our marathon http://www.cathedralbridge.com/out-and-about-munich daily 0.75 2015-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1424661611721-0W3PI4B5PHTUBNILU8GG/Siegestor_Mu%CC%88nchen_abends+-+Thomas+Wolf%2C+www.foto-tw.de.jpg Out and about Munich https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654471169-J1SICQOYO8DQ5OIJ040U/P9110006.jpg Out and about Munich - Neu Rathaus (New Town Hall) The courtyard of the "New" Town Hall, built 1867-1908 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654664564-8LDY4YAJPZPENL5V525I/P9110021.jpg Out and about Munich https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654468497-79QXDOMOQU3N8KZCE2K2/P9110007.jpg Out and about Munich - Neu Rathaus Courtyard Our quiet picnic spot in the New Town Hall courtyard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654479515-SV9LHHCI8PHR7RBAL843/P9110012.jpg Out and about Munich - Neu Rathaus & Marienplatz The front side of the New Town Hall, trying not to go deaf from the folk band playing in front of us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654478670-ABYMFWKFMBR5SW9C2L81/P9110015.jpg Out and about Munich - Glockenspiel The Glockenspiel (clock tower) of the Neu Rathaus (New Town Hall). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654493917-JTV3ZGYFWN3PANDJNLQS/P9110019.jpg Out and about Munich - St. Peter's Church St. Peter's Church, the oldest church in the area, built in the late 1100's, with several later additions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654485604-2JMCUA0350EY05N5W5AW/P9110021.jpg Out and about Munich - Neu Rathuas & Glockenspiel Our favorite pic (so far) of the Neu Rathuas & Glockenspiel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654495182-0CA3QOTJSL3314U2A026/P9110023.jpg Out and about Munich - Glockenspiel (close-up) A close-up of the Glockenspiel, where colorful mechanical figures demonstrate two 16th-century events (a marriage and a plague). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654499591-RK17OKPEG34DIGTQQHUP/P9110027.jpg Out and about Munich - King Ludwig I King Ludwig of Bavaria (r. 1825-1848), who moved Ludwig Maximilian University from Ingoldstadt to Munich in 1826. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654510052-WRD7EB18ECYFS03FLK21/P9110028.jpg Out and about Munich - Ludwigstrasse The main street running past the university toward Siegestor (Victory Gate). The Bavarian State Library (10 million+ volumes) and St. Ludwig's Church (1829) are visible here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654508318-EXE87ZNOWZYIT726H8IQ/P9110033.jpg Out and about Munich - Bikes in front of the University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654519246-VL9GTIDG0J7K0EGQOHXI/P9110041.jpg Out and about Munich - The Englischer Garten The Englischer Garten ("English Garden"), founded 1879 and covering more than 900 acres (almost 4 square km). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654526940-RSZ6RCSZJHF6QWGWLVWR/P9110042.jpg Out and about Munich - English speakers in the Englischer Garten https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654532242-6BJ63YCFE7BOUFIXIZ8I/P9110043.jpg Out and about Munich - More Englischer Garten http://www.cathedralbridge.com/events daily 0.75 2025-05-12 http://www.cathedralbridge.com/events/2014/10/2/fusce-dapibus-tellus-ac-cursus-commodo-5fx4z monthly 0.5 2015-05-01 http://www.cathedralbridge.com/form daily 0.75 2015-03-01 http://www.cathedralbridge.com/the-cathedral-bridge-story daily 0.75 2015-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1426697407110-B71IV9UOF4A3L85VPAPH/Cologne_-_Panoramic_Image_of_the_old_town_at_dusk-CROPPED+2.jpg So what's with the bridge? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1426696984370-MAJ1Y5U1TIZJUK08DG5E/Cologne_-_Panoramic_Image_of_the_old_town_at_dusk-CROPPED.jpg So what's with the bridge? http://www.cathedralbridge.com/bios daily 0.75 2015-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1425181044654-PKWJUWBXYE34DEBXZ4SJ/image-asset.jpeg The Artist and the Teacher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1425174413450-GLJG0BIMCZNZVY0UXELS/N-Sig+1.jpg The Artist and the Teacher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1425181650990-OTTUT01ILIQ5O09JCEO5/20130511_FRND_DC_3_way_birthday_party_platt-annie-pam-tiff-001.jpg The Artist and the Teacher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1425171629282-M95D7JTAR5YV2EQ9XPLZ/Nathan_Bio_Header-20150229.jpg The Artist and the Teacher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1425181077799-AC2G177GZCNPIEY4LEIQ/image-asset.jpeg The Artist and the Teacher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1425181627550-40NXVIK62JYG9R8JO2FP/image-asset.jpeg The Artist and the Teacher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1425173585465-X812XYU01X3DUTJES13J/Tiff_Bio_Header-20150229.jpg The Artist and the Teacher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1425181059874-S9U4O0OH9OEBY106I2K1/image-asset.jpeg The Artist and the Teacher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1425174561975-90CS79YCJ29SSGG0ZNV9/image-asset.jpeg The Artist and the Teacher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1425173904853-R7YVOYIM88VPHYVUOQLW/20130901_NT_DC_reading_on_lawn_couple-002.jpg The Artist and the Teacher http://www.cathedralbridge.com/photos daily 0.75 2015-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1450036256392-PU8CV6VC2AQ249W7NI5J/20151203_GER_Munich_marienplatz_christmas_market-008.jpg Photos Starting off with a classic: the nutcrackers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1450041049164-NH8XVG64G1SZJG6NFY3K/20151206_GER_Munich_christmas_market_landscape-013.jpg Photos Pick your poison: here is a mulled wine (Glühwein)/hot chocolate stand in front of Munich's "New" Town Hall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1450036242532-FO5PMLLW79TBG2NTHIXO/20151203_GER_Munich_marienplatz_christmas_market-004.jpg Photos The colors of Christmas fill the stalls and overwhelm the senses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1450036302562-H1UKN7TKYAPF0XZTOWVV/20151206_GER_Munich_christmas_market_landscape-014.jpg Photos This pub is not just good to look at -- apparently it serves the best chestnut stew in town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1450036237690-2KOA6ZDYTUR86IUQDV3S/20151203_GER_Munich_marienplatz_christmas_market_pyramid-003.jpg Photos A German Christmas Pyramid. In the traditional version, the hot air rising from the candles hits the fan, which spins and moves the figures inside. This pyramid's figures are from the nativity story. Next year, we hope to get one of these for our own nativity collection. But maybe we should consider a smaller one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1450036269406-GAEKWWVJTTUAAU4SML6X/20151203_NT_GER_Munich_marienplatz_christmas_market_couple-002.jpg Photos Couldn't resist a quick selfie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1450036261554-Q06MQ7TIQIR249MR61AN/20151203_GER_Munich_marienplatz_christmas_market-005.jpg Photos Need some tools to put up your Christmas decorations? Just kidding, these are hand-crafted "manly" chocolates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1450036250208-PM3A0NE773MBTOG03TA4/20151203_GER_Munich_marienplatz_christmas_market-006.jpg Photos Some despicable characters right next to the tools. They look too cute to eat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1450036303640-35GI1UTMY1MF1N8O1JWR/20151206_GER_Munich_christmas_market_landscape-019.jpg Photos If you're feeling peckish you can grab a yummy steak . . . or keep wandering to find curry wurst, spiced candied nuts, hot pretzels, chocolate covered fruit, crepes, and other delectables. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1450036290460-5N6E791GK2YGLOYJ9NYF/20151206_FRND_GER_Munich_christmas_market_peter-evi-dul-008.jpg Photos In one market they had a kids' section where classic fairy tales came to life. We were sure that Little Red Riding Hood would have a longer name in German, but -- believe it or not -- she's just Rotkäppchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1450036278624-A5X7YHDT639ZN6DMQYBW/20151206_FRND_GER_Munich_christmas_market_peter-dul-009.jpg Photos With all the other goodies available, it wasn't quite as tempting to eat the candy house from Hansel and Gretel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1450036268239-48BK4HWROHKZV69NFWND/20151203_GER_Munich_marienplatz_christmas_market-014.jpg Photos The Bethlehem star has many variations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1450036312018-5Q28VWSTJ9S355VELA2A/20151206_GER_Munich_christmas_market_santa_people-004.jpg Photos Dec. 6th was St. Nicholas day. He made a special visit to give candy, fruit, and nuts to the kids of Munich. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1450036235530-CZL8MA2WSUYND4CI11ER/20151203_GER_Munich_marienplatz_christmas_market_altrathaus-001.jpg Photos Silent night, all is calm, all is bright . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654471169-J1SICQOYO8DQ5OIJ040U/P9110006.jpg Photos - Neu Rathaus (New Town Hall) The courtyard of the "New" Town Hall, built 1867-1908 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654468497-79QXDOMOQU3N8KZCE2K2/P9110007.jpg Photos - Neu Rathaus Courtyard Our quiet picnic spot in the New Town Hall courtyard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654479515-SV9LHHCI8PHR7RBAL843/P9110012.jpg Photos - Neu Rathaus & Marienplatz The front side of the New Town Hall, trying not to go deaf from the folk band playing in front of us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654478670-ABYMFWKFMBR5SW9C2L81/P9110015.jpg Photos - Glockenspiel The Glockenspiel (clock tower) of the Neu Rathaus (New Town Hall). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654493917-JTV3ZGYFWN3PANDJNLQS/P9110019.jpg Photos - St. Peter's Church St. Peter's Church, the oldest church in the area, built in the late 1100's, with several later additions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654485604-2JMCUA0350EY05N5W5AW/P9110021.jpg Photos - Neu Rathuas & Glockenspiel Our favorite pic (so far) of the Neu Rathuas & Glockenspiel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654495182-0CA3QOTJSL3314U2A026/P9110023.jpg Photos - Glockenspiel (close-up) A close-up of the Glockenspiel, where colorful mechanical figures demonstrate two 16th-century events (a marriage and a plague). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654499591-RK17OKPEG34DIGTQQHUP/P9110027.jpg Photos - King Ludwig I King Ludwig of Bavaria (r. 1825-1848), who moved Ludwig Maximilian University from Ingoldstadt to Munich in 1826. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654510052-WRD7EB18ECYFS03FLK21/P9110028.jpg Photos - Ludwigstrasse The main street running past the university toward Siegestor (Victory Gate). The Bavarian State Library (10 million+ volumes) and St. Ludwig's Church (1829) are visible here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654508318-EXE87ZNOWZYIT726H8IQ/P9110033.jpg Photos - Bikes in front of the University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654519246-VL9GTIDG0J7K0EGQOHXI/P9110041.jpg Photos - The Englischer Garten The Englischer Garten ("English Garden"), founded 1879 and covering more than 900 acres (almost 4 square km). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654526940-RSZ6RCSZJHF6QWGWLVWR/P9110042.jpg Photos - English speakers in the Englischer Garten https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1442654532242-6BJ63YCFE7BOUFIXIZ8I/P9110043.jpg Photos - More Englischer Garten https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54ea1a9be4b0c4f915fe08d1/1450036751545-ONACTA7IPWLIAC8WNA6D/20151203_GER_Munich_marienplatz_christmas_market-014.jpg Photos