Munich: The Experience

Our first full day in Munich came with an extremely informative and fun tour through the capital of Bavaria.

We took our second city tour of the two week excursion to Germany in Munich. The three hour tour (cue Gilligan's Island) started in Marienplatz, dead center of the city. From there we made our way to the Frauenkirche or "Church of the Lady." This is a reference to the Virgin Mary, whom the entire square is named after.

We learned the church was one of the only buildings to survive World War II as it served as a land mark for Allied forces. After that we made our way back to the front of the New Town hall, which is actually older than the old town hall due to destruction and damage from the war. On the New Town Hall is the world famous Glockenspiel, which we watched part of, because, just as the tour guide told us, it got boring and is highly overrated.

Skipping ahead we reached another point to learn about the Beer Hall Putsch. We stood on the very spot where Hitler's life was in serious jeopardy from German police in the 1920's. At this point, Hitler's bodyguard took eleven bullets to protect the future leader of the Nazi party.

After learning more facts about Hitler's life, such as assassination attempts and various actions taken by him, it is amazing to thing how history would have been effected if any of these attempts or plans would have turned out differently.

But even after spending three hours touring the city, I feel there is a lot more to know. I wish we had more time to explore Munich and learn more about its history during the Third Reich.