Jen and Dave: Adventuring

Our adventures today began just by getting to our destination – somehow Dave talked Jen into renting electric scooters and they rolled their way along bike lanes for fifty minutes. Dave declared it fun, Jen hesitantly calls it type II fun because the learning curve was stressful.

We finished the ride at a canal framing the entrance to Schloss Nymphenburg, the summer palace, and where the head of the former royal family still has his primary residence. And what a spectacular place – a huge palace with impressive park grounds, complete with four pavilions. King Ludwig II grew up here, and you can see how it could have inspired him.

We started by touring what is open in the main castle. A beautiful grand ballroom, and historic bedroom suites.

Next, we wandered some of the formal gardens before heading to the associated Milchhäus concession for pretzels, salad, and a refreshment.

Then we hit the trails, about 6 km in all, to see the pavilions, fields, forests, pump house, and more. It was beautiful out but hot, so the shaded woody paths were our favourite.

The last schloss stop was the transportation museum – preserved carriages and coaches from a more over-the-top time.

It was now late in the afternoon, so we stopped in at a bakery for delicious tomato and (fresh) mozzarella sandwiches and ice cold pop. Then we took a streetcar downtown, then wandered our way towards Englischer Garten. We even shopped en route, finding new sun “adventure hats” (Jen has been wearing her rain hat and Dave’s has seen better days). For those counting, it’s a hat trick!

Englischer Garten was absolutely packed with swimmers, sunbathers, and pretty much the entire city. We walked along the river to the Biergarten at Chinesischen Turm, where we enjoyed cold refreshment, half a chicken, and fries.