Europe day 4: Munich

The next day Conny drove us out to Chiemsee, a large lake about an hour outside of Munich in the Bavarian countryside. Chris’s Uncle Andreas, Conny and Sabrina’s father, owns a couple sailboats at the lake and an electric boat (gasoline boats are prohibited). In the middle of the lake are two islands — the Herreninsel with Ludwig II’s Herrenchiemsee palace, and the Fraueninsel with a village and several restaurants.

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The four of us clambered into the electric motorboat and puttered out to one of Andreas’s favorite restaurants on the Fraueninsel, had a lunch of beer, fish and potatoes and then boated back. Andreas took a nap on the back of the boat on the way back and let Chris finish the leisurely drive. IMG_0264

Then we drove back to Munich, after stopping at a dirndl store to pick up a spare apron for Sabrina. We dropped off the car and took the Munich transit system (U-bahn and S-bahn) to the Pinakothek Moderne — driving to the museum was out of the question because the Oktoberfest traffic was snarling driving and parking for mile around. The museum houses a huge permanent design exhibit, an architecture gallery, and many modern artists, such as Picasso, Warhol, Magritte, Klee, etc. The design section had a large modern jewelry show including these crazy rings. IMG_0291 Sharon plotzed.

We then had dinner at a large Bavarian restaurant with Conny. Lots of pork, dumplings, cabbage salad and beer. IMG_0297

Tomorrow, Octoberfest!

Miscellaneous Bonus Pictures!

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Weird outside taxidermy display at a Cheimsee restaurant (“We don’t eat there”, said Andreas)

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Sharon is merely blinking, not terrified.

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“Modern” computers at the museum

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A brooch in the design section