Our first night in Munich I left Simon to watch his soccer game and went off to scope out central Munich.
It was raining but I took the underground train a few stops to Marienplatz and bustled along with many other people through the streets. I visited two cathedrals and the Nationaltheater (where they stage operas). Mass had just started at Frauenkirche, and the echo of the voices was a pleasure to experience.
I decided to swing by Hofbrauhaus for the end of the USA Slovenia game and came upon a 50/50 mix of Americans and Slovenians crammed into a room, screaming like mad. The Slovenians sang their country song whenever it was their turn to make noise, but the American frat boys merely chanted USA! USA! I walked out of there with ringing in my ears - I'm sure Simon was better off in our comfortable hotel room.
As I was leaving after the game a little band of men starting playing German polka on clarinets and brass instruments - after drinking some beer. The food smelled wonderful but I held out and had a pretzel sandwich and raspberry chocolate cake from a popular cafe overlooking Marienplatz.
The Nationaltheatre (I cheated for this photo because of the rain, but Simon takes most of the other beautiful pictures).
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