Since the weather has turned nice I have been using my bike for transportation from “point A to point B,” but I seldom ride for fun or stop to smell the roses while on the way. So, last weekend, Julius and I decided to take a bike tour through Munich to do just that – take our time, explore some new corners, enjoy a ride. It was a perfect day!
We crisscrossed our way through town at a leisurely pace for about about 39 km (or 24 mi). Here is my documentation of the day:
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| Starting off near home in the English Garden – indeed a familiar path |
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| First goal: Olympia Park – Julius with the tower |
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| Also in Olympia Park |
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| Infanteriestrasse |
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| A cute little church down an alley |
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| Finding “palaces” on Nymphenburgerstrasse |
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| The Benedictine monastery – Basilika Sankt Bonifaz |
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| The Isar River in the Glockenbackviertel |
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| These have recently “popped up” all around town |
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| St. Maximilan Kirche on the Isar |
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| View of the Deutsches Museum from bridge over the Isar |
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| Passing by Karlsplatz |
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| Finally time to eat some lunch! We followed signs to “Fasanengarten” (pheasant garden) – not knowing where it would take us. We were happy to find a biergarten in the little suburb where we ended up. But there were no pheasants to be found in Fasanengarten… |
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| Chilling out after lots of kilometers |
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| Passing by some other beautiful houses on the way back towards home |
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| Crossing back over the Isar |
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| Back home and tired! |
What a day! Julius had a general idea of some areas we could see, but did a great job improvising our route as we went. I wrote back in January about my semi-resolution for New Year’s to try to practice curiosity. I think setting out without a definite plan and being open to take unusual turns is part of cultivating an inquiring mind. Getting off the beaten path definitely rewarded us with some great (non-typical) views of Munich!
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Glad to see you're not “organ donors” on the bikes.
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Looks like so much fun. You should check out my blog. I finally put Germany pictures up, not quite finished, but almost done posting! Miss you 🙂 Can't wait to see you soon!
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