27 April 2022.
We had a very leisurely morning on our last full day in Munich. Sipping coffee and catching up on our thoughts and plans, I worked on blog images and notes. About midday we headed over to
Sendlinger Tor. The plan was to take a tram to the
Deutsches Museum. Unfortunately, I misread the metro map and got us on the wrong tram but we got off before we strayed too far afield.
The museum, which sights astride the Isar River, is probably most easily compared to the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. Coincidentally, both have German submarines (unterseeboots): in Chicago the U-505 captured during World War II and in Munich the U-1, the very first German submarine. There are also numerous aircraft and other boats on display in this section.
Covering six floors, the museum has collections covering oceanography, mining, physics, machinery, ceramics, astronomy (they even have a planetarium), mechanical toys, and musical instruments among others. Far too much to see and experience in just a day. Also, some of the collections were quite dated and there was an inconsistency in interpretative signage: some areas provided information in just German and others in German and English.
The roof of the museum provided some rather wonderful views of the city, though.
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| Deutsches Museum |
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| Isar River |
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| museum entrance |
The display of the U-1 is unique: the sides of the hull have been cut away in order to allow the viewer to easily see the interior of a boat that would otherwise be next to impossible to walk through.
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| the first German U-boat, U-1 |
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| deep diving gear |
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| simulation of a view of the ocean from a passenger liner deck |
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| Munich from the rooftop, Frauenkirche in the distance |
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| the maritime and aeronautical displays |
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| Rumpler C IV c. 1916 |
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| a Wright Brothers Standard Type A, 1909 |
Leaving the museum we made our way through the
viktualienmarkt to the Italian specialty shop and cafe, Eataly (a well known culinary venue in Italy and around the world). We found a table in the cafe amidst racks of cooking utensils and cookbooks (
kochbuch) and settled in for our afternoon "hot beverage."
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| just one of many stands at the viktualienmark |
It was a short walk back to the apartment where we began our packing preparations (one of many in the upcoming weeks) for leaving Thursday. We tried to get reservations at Junge Romer (we ate there our first night in town) but they had nothing available. It so happened I noticed a restaurant near our grocery store with the rather curious name of Hey Luigi so I went online and made reservations.
Susie ordered the Dhal, a lentil-based stew that looked more soup-like but which she claimed was delicious. I had spaghetti with meatballs which was equally tasty.
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| Hey Luigi |
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| spaghetti with tomatoes and meatballs |
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| Dhal, lentil stew |
A quick three-minute walk back home where we settled in with a glass of hazelnut liqueur before bedtime.
Off to Hohenfels tomorrow so stay tuned!
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