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A
trip to Munich
Part 3: Flowers
and ancient trees
The next morning we got up early, had breakfast and took the
subway to the main railway station, which was very crowded.
But we were lucky as we found another tourist information
office right next to the station, and met a really nice man
working there who gave us advise about places to visit, and
it was there that we arranged the daytrip for the next day,
that would take us outside of Munich, to the famous castle
Neuschwanstein.
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After this
short visit to the tourist information we walked through the
streets as far as the "Alter Botanischer Garten"
(old botanic garden), a nice park, founded almost two centuries
ago in the city centre, between the main railway station and
the Karlsplatz.
The atmosphere
of this garden was relaxed and peaceful. We had a walk inside
the park and enjoyed the chirping of its birds surrounded
by flowers and ancient trees.
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Our next
stop was in Karolinen Platz, where we found "the Obelisk",
a huge monument, 29 meters high, sponsored by crown prince
Ludwig to honour the 30.000 Bavarian soldiers who died in
Russia during the Napoleon war.
Then, we continued our walk through the streets of beautiful
old and not so old and spent our day walking here and there
while visiting the old churches that crossed our path: Theatrinenkirche,
Frauenkirche, Michaelskirche, Peterskirche and Ludwigskirche.
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The two of them I liked most were Frauenkirche and Peterskirche.
Why
Frauenkirche?... well, I've never seen a church like this.
The distinctive two domes of this gothic cathedral are one
of the landmarks of this Bavarian city and served as a model
for many of Bavaria's towers.
But what makes this church so interesting to me is not just
its appearance but its legend as well. Inside the church,
on the floor, you can find a big mark: "the footprint
of the devil".
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According
to legend, the architect of this church (Jörg von Halsbach),
promised to the devil that he could attain the difficult job
of design this church in a way that he could not see a window
from the inside of it. In return, the devil would help him
build it. After he completed the building, the architect led
the devil to the middle of the church from where you could
not see a single window, although natural light comes from
outside. It is said that the devil stamped his foot with so
much rage that his footprint was visible in the stone floor.
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Poem: A walk in the park
Part 4: Thousands
and thousands of red roofs
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