Day 11 Munich

Weather 7-25
Great start to Michaela’s birthday, even the weather agrees.
Coffee with Mick for her birthday and with some flowers. Dinner tonight and then normal services can resume.

Following caffeine and pastry we waddled down to the Kunstareal (Art District), which s the museum quarter of Munich.

If you want to know:
It consists of the three "Pinakotheken" galleries (Alte Pinakothek, Neue Pinakothek and Pinakothek der Moderne), the Glyptothek, the Staatliche Antikensammlungen (both museums are specialized in Greek and Roman art), the Lenbachhaus, the Museum Brandhorst (a private collection of modern art) and several galleries. Also the Staatliche Sammlung für Ägyptische Kunst (the state collection of Egypt art) was moved to the Kunstareal in 2013. The history of the museums in this area of Munich began in 1816 with the erection of the Glyptothek at Königsplatz and was completed with the new building for the Egyptian Museum (2012) and the extension of the Lenbachhaus (2013).
Close to the Pinakothek der Moderne the neo-classical Palais Dürckheim (constructed in 1842–1844) served at times as a building dedicated to bringing art closer to the visitors, while the adjoining Türkentor (1826), the gate of a demolished royal caserne, is set to become a display window for temporary contemporary art. As of

2009 a general project plan is under discussion to ensure the integration of the different museum buildings and to improve the access to the art district from the inner city. (Wikipedia)

An amazing area and today we went to just a corner of it, the Lenbachhaus.
The Lenbachhaus was built as a Florentine-style villa for the painter Franz von Lenbach between 1887 and 1891 and expanded by a couple of subsequent owners.
The city of Munich acquired the building in 1924 and opened a museum there in 1929. Excellent garden open to the public and lots of people having lunch there. Us included one we saw the prices in the cafe.

Tonight was dinner with Sean, Michaela and the previously mentioned Dane for the last celebration of Micktober.
Went to a restaurant in the Parisienne Quarter of Munich. Area full of cafes, restaurants, the odd bathroom fixture store and a real mix of people and housing.
This is the area where Dooley/Britt lived when they first moved to Munich and the appeal is obvious. Unfortunately rentals in Munich are just as hard as Sydney and you live where you can.

Sadly we have to announce that Mark lost his “Expedition Navigator” position tonight as he and Google maps managed to get us lost not once but twice. Bernadette finally took control and called Sean to rescue us. We were so close and despite his exclamations of “I knew we went down there” he was ignored and the rest of the party were soon reunited.
Excellent night and a 8.5 km day so sound sleep tonight.