The last time that Clara was in Europe, was 3 years ago with her family in Lousanne for the World Triathlon Championships. They did active adventures and saw some historic things, but she was 8 and not really into history. So this trip -- Castles and bakeries -- takes her into a whole new area.
On Wed. we did the Hop-on, hop-off bus adventure around Munich. There are 3 routes and we picked the one that would take us to the Nymphenburg Palace, on the west edge of the city. It was the royal summer palace. The size was the first wow. With all the side additions, it is incredibly long, but the ornate Fest saal (feast room) had us bending our necks to view the ceiling. The King's and Queen's chambers were interesting, but there was no kitchen tour.
However, we did get the combination ticket which took us to the Marshall hall -- think horses and everything that goes with that -- blankets, collars, ceremonial bridles, sleighs, CARRIAGES! Yes, there were 2 coronation carriages and one can understand how Ludwig II was bankrupting his country. His favourite colour was gold.
After a lovely lunch of Flammenkuchen, we bussed on to the Olympic site. We had intended to just get off for a half and hour, but the European Championships are being held here in Munich and so the place was buzzing with people and activity. We have been watching the events in the evening -- something on TV which doesn't require one to understand German-- and so were interested in the venue. There was a kids' zone for jumping, trying a wheelchair, balancing on a board. Clara wore herself out. We took another of the bus routes around the centre of the city and she fell asleep.
We made it to the Marienplatz just in time for the Glockenspiel at 5 and then walked back to the hotel, stopping for some of the famous Munich Weisswurst at an outdoor cafe. Clara is not fond of pretzels, but she has been trying new things. I don't think she will become an adventurous eater yet, but she willingly tries new things.
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