Day 14 - Munich

Another day, this one looking to be better in terms of weather.  We will have a few unexplored "must sees" (even without much of an agenda, there are always a few "must sees"!)  On our way...

...and find, of all things,  a living, breathing monument to Michael Jackson....

.....right across the street from our hotel, too.  (We are told that the Germans were - and are - quite taken with him.

Then on to a shrine of a completely different sort, the Cathedral (St. Peter's. known as "Old Peter's", which we have passed numerous times but never went in...

(I always light at least one candle every trip, not that his simple, Presbyterian heart believed in candles.  Just to remind him that I am thinking about him, and love him.....

Quite the church!!

Next stop, the Residence,  where the Dukes, the Electors, and, finally, the Kings of Bavaria, lived.  It was the seat of government of the Wittelsbachs, the ruling dynasty of Bavaria, and the various rulers furnished and extended the rooms to suit their own personal tastes.  It was also where the rulers kept their art collections, hence The Residence Museum.....

...the Antiquarium....

.....and The Treasury....

(quite the bling!!!!  And they thought that the 20th century invented conspicuous consumption!)

And even a place for Nora to be photographed with "Mad" King Ludwig II, and say a personal thank you for supporting Wagner!!!

....and, near to the residence, the court theater, called the Cuvillies Theater.....

It is a lovely little theater, still in use to this day.

And now, time for some refreshment, or at least a sit down.  We felt that we had to be able to say that we had eaten in the Rathskeller, at least once, so, in spite of the threatening rain, we sat down in the courtyard....

...and then back to the hotel, to check out, and move to our next hotel, The Mandarin Munich.  (don't ask why we are changing hotels!)  Anyway, the Mandarin is very lux indeed.

This is the view from our "turret" room....

Isn't it great?

Yet another great bathroom.....

.....not to mention bed.....

By this time, of course, a museum or other cultural event was out of the question, so we went out to explore a new, slightly different, neighborhood.

First, the Isar (like the river running through the town) Tower...

(did any of my sharp-eyed readers notice something odd about the clock?  (No one we talked to could give us a reason, or, indeed, had even noticed it - okay, here's a puzzle for you, Bill...)

Then back to the lobby of the Mandarin for a complementary drink (good thing, too, the price of a drink is more than what I usually pay for dinner....)

It is a lovely lobby, though....

And, although you might think we could never eat again, we are off to the Spaten House for a lovely German dinner (see, I told you we'd get back to the German food)...

....and then off to a post-prandial walk, and back to bed....