Before leaving home, we made a list of places in each city that would be nice to see if we had time. We wrote down details of how to get there and what time they were open. We even plotted them out on a map. In Munich we wanted to see Asam's church, St. Peter's church, Marienplatz and the Residenz. We decided to do a whirlwind walk through each of these sites before dinner.

Asam's church is small, but just over-the-top ornate inside. It is hard to take it all in. After viewing the church, we walked to the Residenz. The cashier thought we were crazy for wanting a ticket to the museum and the Residenz, as it was close to closing time. We assured him that we would walk fast. He took pity on us and gave us the student ticket price since we only had about 90 minutes. We did a power walk through the sites. I'm sure we missed a lot, but we would rather have seen parts than nothing at all! We enjoyed looking at the crown jewels and rooms in the Residenz - they were decorated in such a different style compared to the French palaces we had seen pre-tour, so it was neat to see the comparison.

After the Residenz, we rushed back to Marienplatz to catch the 5 pm Glockenspiel performance. I'm glad we came back! It was neat to see this clock that was more than 100 years old still performing for hundreds each day! We were tired by this point, and it had started to rain harder, so we decided to get some sandwiches and have a picnic in our room for dinner and relax the rest of the night.  On our way we had to stop for one of the famous pretzels "as big as your head," and it is true, they are! We were in Munich when their soccer team was playing the last game of the season, so it was fun to watch everyone in their gear in full fan mode! We walked passed bars that had people spilling over into the alleys cheering on their team. We loved the sense of community! We enjoyed our power-touring of Munich followed by a relaxing evening in the hotel.