Last Images of Munich

Christmas in July

I consider myself a normal person, whatever normal is. But sometimes I wonder what other people are like. My landlady has recently had an operation for breast cancer, so whilst she was recovering I helped her out, by carrying things for her, helping around the flat, generally doing things that I think any normal person would. I also stop and chat with her when I come home in the evenings or during the day, which she seems to find unusual. She does like to talk! Sometimes in English, sometimes in German and sometimes a mixture of both, which can be fun to work out what’s going – especially when it’s in German, I tend to understand but always reply in English.

Die Weisse Rose - The White Rose

Munich is dotted with many memorials to its historic past, including the plaque to Kurt Eisner, the ‘Wunden der Errinnerung' series and also some to the White Rose Movement. Of course, not all the memorials are related to the second world war, but it’s something that Munich was a major part of, with Hitler starting his campaigns in the city and where the beer hall putsch took place, along with many other significant events.

Small things

My landlady today took the black labrador she's temporarily looking after for a walk in the Englischer Garten. They ended up, after many diversions for the dog to swim, in a meadow and she picked a bunch of flowers. When she got home she gave them to me which was very kind of her. It's small things like this that make things better.

10 things I’ll miss about Munich

I’m sure this list could be much longer the more I think about it, as Munich is a great city to visit and live in. One of the best I’ve known.

1. Beergardens. These are typically German, unlike pub gardens in the UK, they are normally an outdoor space dedicated to drinking beer.

10 things I won’t miss about Munich

I love Munich, so writing negative things about the place is difficult, but nowhere is perfect and some things can bug a person after a while. Some things you get used to, many of the things listed below, don’t bother me much anymore, in fact they can add to the charm of the place as you laugh off a lot of things or a few choice words in the local lingo can do wonders for you, even if they have no effect on the other person, it makes you feel good. But as I’m leaving, a few things I won’t miss about this city may make the break easier!

1. Dogs in restaurants. I like dogs, but in places where food is served, no thanks.

Random thoughts: Moving and landladies

As I decided to move out of the flat I’ve been seeking a single room in a houseshare or something similar. Fortunately there are numerous places to look for rooms to rent in Munch that it shouldn’t have been too much of a trial. However, the first room I saw I was virtually barred entry into the flat by the person renting the room. I think he had it in mind that he wanted some fit bird and I didn’t fit that criteria. After all of 5 minutes I left as it was clear I wasn’t the person he wanted to rent his room too.