Train Trip to Munich

 Here is the train that leaves from Burghausen. This is a dead end line. You have to go to a town called Muldorf to make connections to larger towns.  When the train stops in Burghausen the drivers switch ends of the train to drive it back in the other direction.  The second picture is of the station from the other side of the train (before it arrived.) If you look closely, you can see the machine where you can buy your ticket.  There are first and second class tickets and you can also travel with your bicycle if you want.  It has a high pitched whistle that sounds a bit like a toy train!

I rode my bike to the station and parked it in a covered parking lot. I have a cable lock that I put on the back tire.  There is very little theft here, but there are different laws and attitudes about "not inviting theft."

We had sausages, turkey steaks, bread and wheat beer at the tables set up below the Glockenspiel.  There was a German band playing Reggae on a stage. We heard lots of English being spoken,...which is rare. Seems there was plenty of Americans here.

We had a great time in Munich.  I went with a new friend here in Burghausen named Deborah.  We covertly tagged along behind an English speaking tour group and made our way into the Hofbrauhaus. It is a very old beer hall and was founded in the 1500's.

This is the Glockenspiel in the Marienplatz in the city center of Munich. It has a special show 3 times per day where the bells ring and figures dance. It lasts a bit over 5 minutes or so. It was originally designed to commemorate the end of the plague. The whole building is VERY ornate.

Deede