After almost 2 1/2 years of not being able to travel because of the Covid 19 pandemic, we were finally embarking on our Blue Danube with Oberammergau tour. We flew into Munich, arriving a day before our tour began so we had time to do some exploring on our own. We had been to Munich when we took the Alps and Dolomites tour in 2015 and had seen the Residenz Museum from the outside, but had never been inside to…
Munich is a very easy city to get around. The town square, Marienplatz, was within walking distance of our hotel. It has served as the center of Munich since 1158. Years ago, markets and tournaments occurred here. Today, it is a common gathering place and also the site of Christmas markets during the holiday season. The Mariensäule is a Marian column which was originally built in 1638 to commemorate the end of Swedish occupation following the Thirty Years’ War. A…