Tag: Munich

Munich, Germany to Český Krumlov, Czech Republic

Our bus left Munich this morning at 8 am so we had to be up early. We had breakfast at 6:30 then walked to the bus station.

The sky was pretty and only partly cloudy in Munich.

The bus ride was about 5 hours. We travelled through Germany and Austria before entering the Czech Republic. This is a new country for both Duke and I. Our first stop in the Czech Republic is Český Krumlov.

As we drove east the clouds closed in and it got cloudier and colder. This is Český Krumlov from the bus station.
Here we are at the bus station in Český Krumlov, Czech Republic.

From the bus station we walked towards the place where we are staying, Pension Kristian. We knew that we couldn’t check in until 3 so we found a restaurant and had beer and pizza. We worked on the NYT Sunday crossword puzzle to kill time while we waited.

Here is our view as we walked towards the old town.
We learned that the word for beer in the Czech language is pivo. That’s the first word Czech word I’ve learned!

We were at the door of Pension Kristian at 5 til 3 waiting with another couple. But it wasn’t until 3:01 that they opened the door and let us in. We have a very nice room. We will be here two nights.

Our room in Český Krumlov.

After a short rest we went out to check out the Easter market in the square nearby. All the food looked so good that we had a hard time deciding what to eat.

The Easter market.
One of the many food stalls at the Easter Market.
Sausage and beer made a great dinner.
Fresh hot flatbread looked good for desert.
Here I am with my flatbread and beer.
The carousel.

Munich

Today we explored Munich.

Munich City Hall
Marion at Marienplatz
We stopped at the Hofbräuhaus for a snack.
Beer and a pretzel.
Bratwurst and sauerkraut. And the white shredded stuff is horseradish. It was all delicious.
One of the Hofbräuhaus waitresses.

We enjoyed window shopping on our way back to the hotel.

It was tempting to buy a hat.
A yarn store. I had to go in.
Dirndls and lederhosen

For dinner we went to a nearby brewery.

Schiller Bräu
My chicken cordon bleu
Dukes roast beef

We are in Munich!

Lots of travel today. We walked to a city bus stop and caught a bus to the Luxembourg central station.

From there we took a bus out of Luxembourg to Saarbruecken in Germany.

Then we took a local train to Mannheim. And finally a high speed train to Munich.

Tonight we had a fabulous German dinner. I had Wiener schnitzel and Duke essentially had steak and potatoes. It was one of the specials. You can see the German description here.

The meal, the beer and the restaurant complete with waiters in lederhosen were a perfect introduction to Germany and in particular Munich.