Munchen - August 2006 
(Munich)What can I say?
The city is known for its BEER!
These were taken in the English gardens at a Biergarten.
The entire city had lions in different dress and poses. Daniel loved finding the next lion on the street.
This is in Marienplatz - the town square. The center of the building (the New Town Hall) is a clock tower with moving figures on it that are set for eleven o'clock daily - the Glockenspiel show. It tends to attract a huge crowd. We sat at a little cafe here at ten and ate snacks. Ellen had the traditional Weisswurst (white sausage) with pretzel and mustard that they surve as breakfast.Hofbrauhaus
The largest beer distillery and the place where ALL the tourists go. I'm sure it's not because of the liter beers, but the place was packed at ten in the morning!
Chinesischer Turm Biergarten & Seehaus(Chinese Beer Garden)
This is a picture in the center, but the tables to eat, drink, and be merry are spread across a huge section of the gardens here, including a great play area for kids.
Ulm
On our way home, we stoped in Ulm. Ulm's Munster is the largest church in southern Germany and has the highest steeple in the world. We visited on a rainy day and ate at a scetchy joint for doners and Scott and Daniel's local favorite, pizza.
GRAPES!
Our house is wrapped with grape vines. Apparently we have three different grapes growing, purple, red, and green (their scientific names). So far, we've been enjoying the purple and red. The green are a bit bitter - Riesling - better in wine.
