Willkommen in München
welcome to Munich this is the Bavarian capital located in southern Germany
known for its unique culture and amazing beer festivals including October fast
we're going to check out some of the top places to photograph and learn some
history along the way let's start with Bavaria which is basically a country
within a country it is now a state in Germany which Munich is the Capital
Visitor's often equate this region as being the quintessential Germany known
for its traditional dress such as the lederhosen beer gardens advice for
weisswurst sausage and Gemütlichkeit atmosphere. It is also a cosmopolitan city filled with
palaces museums and multinational companies
but let's talk about how this region came to be the kingdom of Bavaria lasted
from 1805 to 1918 with a series of kings and Dukes of the Wittelsbach
dynasty which ruled the various for eight centuries their legacy lives on
with the city's attractions including the Royal Palace upper house and
countless of museums but history points to henry the lion as being the founder
of munich let's learn more from one of the local guides for a while and
everyone seems to be happy but after some events and the lion could no longer
let out his truth and that's when henry the lion lost his land of the barrier
and instead in the land was given to another man by the name of Otto Von wittelsbach
and his family came to rule bavaria for the next 738 years up to a year eighteen
nineteen eighty
and
it is that that henry the lion didn't care so much about Munich and bavaria
only visiting seven times but no one can deny that he was a very important
man for the establishment of the city, so in the court battle
between henry the lion and the bishop Otto, a place called Munich was
mentioned for the very first time in a document of 1158 so that's why i like to
say that Munich is to today
858 years old. So this tower right here it is named after henry the lion it's
called Alliance tower not very spectacular, but it's good that they have some sort of
memory from him since he was very important. more history later but first
first photoshoot stop of the day the u-bahn which is colorful and efficient
and it will take you straight to our second photo shoots top of the day the
We're in the Marienplatz, Munich. Getting ready to see the performance.
This is the Glockenspiel at the Marienplatz in munich. the show just started
the Marienplatz is the center of Munich were all public rail lines meet and
where the glockenspiel bell tower comes alive three times a day with the
reenactment of stories of the city's history seen here is the marriage of
Duke whillhelm who founded the Hofbräuhaus and a joust of knights which
the Bavarian knight always wins
Look where we are now. Hofbräuhaus!
This is Emperor Maximilian this is the German flag the Bavarian flag blue and white
this is the Opera House.
Another man who also liked Munich a lot, was the man above you right there
you're not going to see him very well from here anyway he is Maximilian I and he
was the king of munich of Bavaria and he was a very loved king because he made sure that the
people had free health care and free education. i'm in the shopping
district
I just came across a garden, a hanging garden how beautiful.
Those two towers they are pretty known symbol for the city of Munich
because they can be seen from pretty much everywhere
with a quick s-bahn ride we are off to photo stop number 8 which is the Englischer garten
this is the largest urban park in Germany in the green one of the city
It bigger than New York's Central Park and covers more than a thousand acres
and it has landscaping reminiscent of English aristocrats which gave the park
its name
right outside of the park is Feldhernhalle which marks the boundary of the old town
on the day we visited there was a festival going on in this part of town
about a 15-minute ride from the center of the city takes us to photo stop
number 10
this is Schloss Nymphenburg it's a glorious baroque and Rococo palace largest of its
kind of Germany it draws over 500,000 visitors per year it was built in 1664
as the summer residence for the former rulers of Bavaria of the house of
wittelsbach, it is also where Kind Ludwig the second was born
I found geese, lots and lots of geese. He's not kidding
so last but certainly not least is
oktoberfest if you were in Munich from September 17 until October third, you have to
visit this even. It draws more than 6 million visitors per year and over 5
million liters of beer our port as well as amazing food and music I went last
year
all I gotta say is it was heavenly
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auf wiedersehen!