Viktualienmarkt Maypole

The Viktualienmarkt is a big fresh-air market that T really wanted to see, but we were there on a Sunday and it was closed. But we did see the Maypole there. On May 1, all of the towns in Bavaria put up Maypoles and have big festivals. They leave them up throughout the month, so we saw Maypoles in a lot of the cities we visited. The pictures along the sides of the pole often represent what the local craft and food specialties are.

Munich

May 20th 2007
T and I left Rothenburg ob der Tauber early in the morning and drove to Munich. In Germany, you drive on the same side of the road as in the United States, and the road signs are pretty intuitive, so we didn't encounter many problems. On the Autobahns the speed limits around the cities were about the same as in the U.S. - between 100 km/h and 120 km/h (65 - 75 mph), but once you get outside the c ... read more

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