The Byrds In Munich, Germany

From Fussen we all drove northeast to Munich.  We thought it would be cool to show the Byrds a major German city.  Munich is pretty cool, and it was fun showing them around.  We first stopped and watched the "Glockenspiel" on the City Hall tower (which is well known throughout Europe.)  Every day it chimes at 11am, 12 noon, and 5pm, and people all gather in the square below to watch the figures dance around.  It's pretty cool to see, and widely popular with tourists.  After that we all stopped in the historic "Hoffbrauhaus" for lunch.  This is a world famous German beer hall that dates back to the 1500's (the sizes of the beer mugs are unnecessarily huge.)  It's kind of touristy inside, and it's very loud, but it's a fun place to have lunch.

After lunch 3 of us did a "guy's tour" of Munich.  The three of us are big history buffs, so we had a great time exploring the city.  Munich has so much World War II history that you could spend days here.  To make this post more interesting, I thought I'd post some of my photos next to black and white photos from the war.  I thought it would be interesting to compare the two.

The Town Hall in the "Marienplatz."  The historic center of Munich.

The "Frauenkirche" church.  Next door to the Town Hall.

Below is the "Feldherrenhalle."  On November 9th, 1923 100 Bavarian State Police clashed with a young Adolf Hitler and his followers at this spot as part of the famous "Beer Hall Putsch."  This was the Nazi party's first attempt at overthrowing the government.  Hitler was later arrested and thrown in prison.

"Feldherrenhalle" in 1923

Theatine Church

"Ludwigskirche" Church

We discovered this wall by accident.  These are bullet holes from the war.  The sign is hard to read, but it basically says "In Painful Remembrance."

The "Siegestor."  Originally built in 1852 to honor the Bavarian Army.  The arch was heavily damaged during World War II, but it was later restored.  Today it serves as a monument to peace. 

"French fries on a pizza?"