Germany 2018 - Munich Day 2

Our second day in Munich started earlier in the morning than Day 1 because Roslyn and I were heading off alone to explore while Candace and Jamie went elsewhere. Omi planned to stay in the apartment because she was feeling ill and didn't want to travel. Roslyn and I ate at the apartment and then headed out to the Munich Residence, the former Bavarian Royalty apartments in Munich.

We spent about two hours walking around the Residence. One of the first rooms is a fountain area, where the entire area has shells mortared into the wall, which would have shone iridescent when they were new.There was also a large variety of rooms filled with musical instruments, bedrooms, and extra parlor rooms.

There were five rooms that stood out to us the most, three of which we have pictures for. The first was a statue/bust room that was further converted into a giant dining area with a few hundred busts of prominent people. The second was the King's throne room, which had walls of red with gold inlays every where. The third room was the Queen's throne room, which was covered in gold everywhere. The fourth was a set of dining room displays, which one in blue and white, and one was entirely jade coloured. The fifth room was a portrait hallway that had well over a hundred portraits of the royal family.

After the Munich Residence, we also toured the Munich Treasury. It was quite interesting to see all of the priceless jewelry, furniture, and art work inside. I would recommend going to both if you are visiting Munich for any length of time.

After the Treasury, we took a quick trip back to the apartment to change into something better suited for a lot of walking and went back to the English Gardens. This time we started at the south end and walked north. There were dozens of ducks, geese, and other birds walking around and the streams were full of fish. One of the streams gets large enough to swim in and there were easily a thousand people hanging around in the park lounging near the water. At the mid point of the park we rented a pedal boat and hit the water to cruise around one of the lakes.

With evening setting in, Roslyn and I went back to Marienplatz and found a small sushi restaurant tucked away on a side street for supper. After we walked through the streets for a bit after nightfall before going back to the apartment. A wonderful last night to our vacation.