To Munich

The Rathaus

Just a brief entry today. We travelled across to Munich, our southern-most destination in Germany. We are fortunate to have the use of a flat here, belonging to the father of one of our students, Ricci. Munich is famous for many things, not least the beer, but also for its exorbidant prices, so having a place to stay for free is fantastic. It's also pretty central, only a few subway stops from the old town. Tomorrow and Wednesday we’re just going to be tourists here in Munich. Everything here is geared for Christmas, with Christmas markets selling all sorts of wonderful as well as tinny stuff. Earlier this evening we attended mass then listened to an organ recital at Munich’s main Episcopal Catholic church (Frauenkirche - the church of Our Lady). The organ was amazing – may as well have been an orchestra in its own right, it had so many different sounds. Grant zoned out and was making noises about leaving after a while, but I suggested that there was probably nothing much more useful to do at this exact point in time than listen to a magnificent organ being played by a talented musician in a very beautiful church in the middle of Munich! He had to agree ...