Munchen

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This is admittedly a retrospective blog. One thing that still confuses me (even in retrospect, of like five days) is why we amercanize all the names of the worlds cities, and the favor is not returned in kind? I mean, we take a somewhat mundane name such as Wien- and make it Vienna, a cultural and artistic hub on the world. Munchen, which totally sounds like a lazy verb, becomes 'Munich' concise and perchance regal---

Next stop Salzburg (which we left untranslated- it means land of salt)

It is the home of Mozart, an unfortunately ugly man with a beautiful mind (not to be confused with Russel Crowe).

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Photos

Indiana Jones ride
Not really, it was a static car in the Natural Museum...

physics part of the museum
which lends itself quite nicely to narcissism-

Comments

[Mom & Dad]

LOL in Ashland Oregon (at the Palace)
We're still wiping the tears from our eyes from laughing. You are as entertaining as the Wild West version of Comedy of Errors - we saw at the Shakespeare festival. Hi to all the Litre Masters. Love Mom and Dad

[abalada]

Munichen
Munich was founded as "Munichen". The English name is closer to this original version than the German München. No need to adapt on later changes on the German speaking side. And besides this Munich has many different language variants. That's totally normal for any European city with some role in history. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_European_cities_in_different_languages:_M-P#M