Our Last Day in Munich

For our last day in Munich, we did a little shopping - chocolates and Stollen - and then wandered along Theatinerstrasse where it appeared some of the higher end stores were:  Furla, Michael Kors, Max Mara, Tag Heuer, etc.  Kath visited another one of Munich's many churches and on Odeonplatz inside the Munchen Residenz we found another "Weihnachtsladen" (Christmas shops).  There were some different stalls there including one selling Eierpunsch - a hot drink made with white wine, egg liqueur, whipped cream, vanilla sugar and rum.  I tried one and it was yummy!  I have to track down the recipe for that one. 

We then wandered back to the Altstadt so Kath could visit Heilig Geist Kirche (Church of the Holy Ghost) and St. Peter's, another one.  They were near a market I hadn't seen before called Victualienenmarkt.  In this area, there were lots of butcher, delicatessen and cheese shops, in additional to some more Christmas stalls.  Maybe it has something to do where the traditional markets were years ago as the street nearby is called Rindstrasse.  Oh, there was also a stand Christmas trees - they were not the kind we are used to at home.

 
We gradually made our way back to the hotel for a rest; then we headed out to a restaurant I had been to 3 years ago with my friends, Mena and Trevor.  It is called Weinhaus Schneider and the ambience there is lovely.  Our dinners were a bit disappointing because our ribs were a bit tough; however, overall it was a fun evening.  We walked back through the Marienplatz and admired the Rathaus and Christmas tree for the last time on this trip.

 

 
Next up:  the tiny village of Alpbach in the Austrian Alps.