I hope you aren’t yet sick of hearing about our trip to Germany. I still need to tell you about the rest of that Europe excursion – we went to London and Madrid, too – as well as our jaunt to Vegas from which we’ve just returned (in a word, AMAZING. And this comes from a girl who hates Vegas). But right now, I’m not yet done thinking about Bavaria. The place is just too darn pretty – and we had too much fun – for me to get it out of my head. So I hope you don’t mind if I dwell on it, just a little bit longer.
Then I’ll you about churros and Spitalfields and neon lights and the rest of it. I promise.
But in the meantime, here are ten pictures from our trip.
1. The Neues Rathaus (New Town Hall) in downtown Munich:
One of my favorite places to pee in downtown Munich also happens to be in this building (relax: it's in a bathroom.)
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2. Painted eggs, found at my dad’s house.
I think they were made of wood. Also fairly certain that my dad's pug, Anton, tried to eat them at some point.
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3. Ettal Abbey, a Benedictine Monastery about an hour south of Munich, near the town of Garmisch.
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4. Papst Bier (featuring the Pope), found at a gift shop across the street from the monastery.
Mmmm ... sacrilicious.
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5. Walking path near King Ludwig of Bavaria’s Linderhof castle.
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6. Swan, at a lake in Linderhof.
Or as they call them in German, "schwannz." (DISCLAIMER: I don't actually know if that's what they call them in German. DON'T SEND ME HATE MAIL.)
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7. Ceiling of the Monopteros at the English Garden.
Underneath the roof a pair of obnoxious Americans were making out. (Okay, FINE. It was us).
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8. Rand geeking out with Wil and Richard, downtown Munich.
I don't remember quite what was going on here, but this photo still cracks me up.
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9. Adorable graffiti, found near the Hilton Munich Park.
I have the weirdest feeling they were made for each other.
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10. Obligatory making out photo, Linderhof castle.
I have the weirdest feeling ... nah, forget it. That's too cheesy.
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I suppose you want to know what all this nonsense is about. You’ve come to the right page...
Everywhereist on flickr
Pope beer? It’s so wrong… it’s right.
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Munich is only 3 hours away from bling’d out skeletons!
http://atlasobscura.com/place/skeletons-waldsassen-basillica-dt
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The “making out” pictures are the cutest. Always love seeing a happy couple!
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I have had the most fun on this trip!
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sacrilicious……now that’s a great word I haven’t heard before!
Bavaria sure looks beautiful!
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Hi!
I hate to tell you this but “schwannz” (spelled “schwantz” I believe–although not the kind of word one sees written down except in graffiti) is a colloquial way of referring to a man’s genitalia–if you catch my drift.
Thanks for the pics, tho. I lived there a while ago, and it is good to see downtown Munich again.
Leslie
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Everywhereist Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:09 am
No, that pretty much sounds like EXACTLY the sort of word I would write.
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Johannes Reply:
May 7th, 2012 at 5:19 am
Just for calification:
English – German
swan – Schwan
man parts – Schwanz (equals tail in English)
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Chillboy Reply:
May 11th, 2012 at 8:58 am
And now a for higher skill-levels,
the back (ass) of a swan is called:
“Schwan’s Schwanz”
don’t confound
I always enjoy drinking a cold one with the Pope after a long day of sightseeing…
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“Stop looking at me SCHWANNNZZ!”
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Hello, First time here …
Those are beautifully painted eggs. And beer featuring POPE? Looks like you had fun trip! Thanks for sharing.
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