Europe 2022 {Day 8 ~ Nürnberg & Munich}

Monday, December 19th started in Nürnberg. I left out of the hotel to go have breakfast and quickly realized the sidewalk was covered in ice. They hadn't treated about a block and half worth, so I slid down hill before finally hitting a portion that had been treated. I had an unremarkable breakfast and then tried to walk through the market a little. It was mostly still closed and a little too slick...

Look! I took a pic of my hotel after all...

I waited for the store to open to buy more of the Nürnberg gingerbread and then headed to the train station to take a train to my next destination, Munich.

I arrived in Munich and took a taxi to my hotel. I couldn't check in early at the hotel, so I stored my luggage and then headed out. I have been to Munich before so I didn't have a big list of things to do that afternoon. I went to Marienplatz, which is just a few minutes from my hotel, and holds the largest Christmas Market.

I walked around a few minutes and debated where to go for lunch before deciding to go to Schneider Bräuhaus. Their menu is in German only (which seemed like a good sign for authentic food), but I was able to pull up the menu online to read in English.

I almost went for the schnitzel again, but decided to try something different. I had the mixed salad and then the fried potatoes with chunks of roast pork, ham, egg and onions.

It was so good!

I went wandering around at this point. Back to Marienplatz...

Then I went to Asamkirche. I visited last trip, but it was after dark and it was hard to see the interior.

I could only tell that it was worth seeing in the daylight and I was right.

I went back to a spot right by the hotel that I had read was a must visit...

This cafe fries up these donuts or Schmalzundeln as you stand there. They rolled them in sugar and it was awesome!

I went and got checked in at the hotel and then went to the Viktualienmarkt. It was located at the end of the block with my hotel. This isn't a Christmas market but is an open air market that operates all of the time in Munich (except Sundays). They sell produce, flowers, meat, cheese, etc. I just love browsing through places like this.

It has a large maypole

I went back to Marienplatz to look around some more.

I then walked to a different location where a couple of markets are located (window shopping as I went). I first went to Wittelsbacherplatz where the Middle Ages Market is located. I hadn't visited this market on my first trip to Munich. It was very on-theme. The booths all looked like the middle ages, the wares they sold were very middle ages, and they were even roasting a pig! (But then they sold churros, so I guess they weren't 100% committed to the theme)

Odeonsplatz

I toured the Residenz on my first trip to Munich, so I didn't do that again, but I did visit the Christmas Market there.

I love a singing Moose and the Residenz market has one.

You see these at markets all over Germany, but I think they are authentic to Munich and are sold at Oktoberfest too

I really like the Residenz market.

I walked back to Marienplatz where they had a choir singing

I thought about grabbing a bite at the market, but my hotel is right across the street from Eataly, so I decided to go there for dinner. I had pizza...

...but most importantly, I had Gelato. They had one of my favorites that is hard to find, Mascarpone & Caramelized Fig (with Stracciatella...I almost always get Stracciatella as one of my flavors).

I stayed at Hotel Blauer Bock again this trip. I looked at a lot of hotels, but I really just like the location of this hotel, plus it's clean and the price is good. I borrowed this pic from the hotel because I forgot to take one again.

It used to house Benedictine Monks. The walls are super thick, and the doors are like vault doors thick, so it's pretty quiet. I just did the single room here, which is small, but I knew what to expect. I think it may be under new ownership as there had been some small changes. One I appreciated is that they have key cards to the rooms now.