German Royalty
The only destination today was the Residenz, the royal palace of the Bavarian monarchs dating back to 1385. The complex building contains halls, courtyards, private chambers, bedrooms, dining halls, treasuries, and chapels. Art from all over the world was collected here and is displayed in hallways and on bedroom walls. The entire complex is extremely ornate, from the detailed oriental pottery on the shelves to the fine gold trimming covering the walls and ceilings. In my opinion, the most notable thing we saw the relic vault. This room had crowns and crucifixes dating back thousands of years; preserved hands of old rulers; wood said to be taken from the Cross of Calvary; and most notably a mummified baby, said to be murdered during King Herod's 'Slaughter of the Innocents' during the time of Jesus.
After only a few short hours here, we retired to the English Gardens once again. On the way there we saw something pretty cool. In a plaza we had been past before, portable bookshelves had been rolled out and there were dozens of bean bag chairs all around with people reading. Awesome German outdoor book sale. After reading, eating, watching a dog fight, and watching three old men get completely nude in the park, we headed back home, where our host Juergen took us out yet again to a very nice Turkish restaurant. +1 point for Juergen.
Actually, +10. He hooked us up with a sweet flat and two different dinners.