Munich

After traveling all day through inclement weather, our host (we couchsurfed for the first time in Munich) took us to eat at the Hofbräuhaus, the most famous beer hall in the world...

where there is live music...

the food comes in shank form...

and hefeweizen is served by the litre. They kept us out until 4 am.

The next morning we wandered through the English Garden, a massive park with outdoor biergartens. Even in the rain the crowds had gathered.

We found shelter at the Alte Pinakothek Gallery and escaped the drizzle.

Paul Cezanne, Still Life with Commode 1887

Alfred Stevens, In the Boudoir, 1870

I forget whose this is, but I love the movement vs resistance of the lines.


William Stott, The Bathing Place, 1881

Eduoard Vuillard, Cafe Scene, 1910

Monet's Waterlilies, 1915

Van Gogh's Sunflowers

Anselm Feuerbach, Peonies, 1871

Mihaly von Monkacsy, Visiting a Mother in Childbed, 1879

I learned from a friend that this man's paintings are disappearing. The ingredients he used to mix his paint cause them to darken with time. They are all turning black.

The next morning we took a train to Rothenburg, and were pleasantly surprised.