Munich

Arriving in Munich after being in Italy and the South of France for a few weeks was a big culture shock. Everything, the people, the language, the weather, the architecture, was very different than it had been only a few hours earlier in Italy. I made my way to the Marienplatz which is the central square in town. It was way too early to see any sights, plus it was really cold, so I sat in a coffee shop for an hour or so and caught up on my journal. The pastries I had at the coffee shop in Munich were excellent and rivaled what I had eaten in France. After I felt a little more awake I found a newsstand and bought a little tourist book about Munich so I would know what to go see.