After several days of gray, gloomy, rainy, sky-spitting weather, it was sunny on Sunday! S and I took advantage by taking a long stroll through the English Gardens. As it is whenever it’s sunny, Munichers were out in force – faces upturned to the sun. I’m sure they could be used as a rudimentary sundial. Days are still short here and if there are rays to be caught, there will be many, many trying.
The park was full – families with strollers, bikers with mud-splattered backsides, dogs wearing faux-fur coats, young couples holding hands… Every 1/2 mile or so, a street musician would be squeezing out a sweetly sad tune on an accordian. Eventually, we ended up here:
The Chinese Tower, or Chinesischer Turm. Originally built in 1789, the tower standing today is a replica built in 1952 after the first was destroyed in the war. In the summertime, up to 7,000 can sit here and enjoy the late evening sun, beer, and conversation.
Now you see it:
Now you don’t!
Hey!
How are you writing these captions/labels? They look great.
And how are your intensive German lessons going?