11-06-2011
The morning was spent at Deutsches museum, largest museum of masterpieces of science and technology. It was different to any museum we had visited so far. It was overwhelming and having no audio guide or plan with us, we were quite underprepared. The bits about boats , airplanes and bridges was quite interesting but we got a bit bored with rest. Left after the electricity show, was in German so not very exciting.
The rest of the day was well spent at the Schloss Nymphenburg. I think there is some form of a tradition where brides to be visit the palace. We saw 4-5 groups of women with one in each dressed in a ball gown and wearing some form of a tiara.
Quite enjoyed the visit, I think I am becoming a bit of a history buff. Love the stories of the kings and queens of the bygone eras. It's a beautiful palace, there are two rooms of beauties. The first is of only noblewoman, the collection of Maxmilian I . The second room is much bigger and has a wider range of beauties, obviously Ludwig I 's collection ( Ludwig II' s collection in another building is that of horses).
Then visited the garden, rather a forest in a lot of areas, and the many smaller museums. Marstallmuseum houses the royal coaches, carriages and sleds. Ludwig II's ones are pieces of art, lots of gold, lots of work and a lot of them, he really knew how to spend ( or waste) money.
Then Amalienburg, the hunting lodge. There is a circular platform on the roof from which Maria Amalia shot animals as they were made to run around the lodge.
There are central canals, hedges , trees and pastures but it looks quite unkept, maintenance for such a huge area must cost a fortune.
The last building we visited looked pretty shabby on the outside, then read it was built to look like a ruin. The chapel inside also had a similar theme, I really liked it, cave like with seashells and butterflies built into it.
Good day overall.
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