Inter-city by train, intra-city by Brompton folding bike. How much can two geriatrics cram into two days in Munich when they have just arrived on the overnight train from Paris? Quite a lot if the train has been empty enough to stretch out horizontal with earplugs in place for most of the way and you can use your Brompton bikes to get orientated within the first few hours in Munich, Englischer Garten included. All the main architectural sights ticked off from the outside in a few revolutions of the pedals. Even the few buildings that are obscured by scaffolding are recognisable from the full-size illustrations of the frontage adorning the metal-work.
Hotel Monaco (Italian for Munich) more than lives up to the excellent feedback it has attracted on the internet. Breakfast to see you well into the day, and cherubs everywhere – staff included!
It is a shame that the Third Reich walking tour and the Neue Pinakothek art gallery don’t lend themselves to cycling! Still, aching legs are a good excuse for sitting down to some more beer, sausages, sauerkraut and, of course, mustard!
Good things don’t last forever. Early start tomorrow for Croatia. To Zagreb and Split by train, then 56 km pedalling down the Dalmation coast to Baska Voda. Hope the beer there is as good!
Andy and Sue Black, Bristol, UK