I’m going to very honest with you: I’ve seen enough royal palaces to hold me over for quite a while. It’s too much: too much gold, too many decorative arts, too too much.

But, I’m in Munich and I’ve got to see the sights. So, here are some pictures from my recent tour inside the palace.

Now, the next gallery is interesting to me, because I’ve never seen anything quite like it. Apparently King Ludwig I admired beautiful women. Wow, that’s so unusual. Ha ha.

But, he ordered a gallery made up of paintings of women he considered to be beautiful. I’m not going to comment further, but will show you some of these.

And, because I’m a sick puppy, I added my own portrait to his gallery. Tee hee. Ludwig is rolling in his sarcophagus, no doubt.

Wunderbar!

Wow! The great hall indeed. Feast your eyes, my friends. It’s quite something!

As I was resting on a bench in the great hall, trying to take in some of the 1,000,000 details, my eyes and mind kept resting on the cord from which the incredible chandeliers seemed to dangle. Of course, the cording and tassels just cover the electrical cords and chains that hold up the lights, but I swear, here in Munich, here at the Nymphenburg, I’m seeing inventive chandelier decoration that takes the art to a whole new level.

Then my eye rested on a repeating motif of a kneeling figure pouring wine (?) into a basin. Pretty, pretty.

When you leave this hall, your mind is still recovering from the splendid use of light reflecting surfaces. And I didn’t even visit on a sunny day!

The Nymphenburg Palace (Schloss Nymphenburg, Palace of the Nymphs) is a Baroque palace situated in Munich’s western district Neuhausen-Nymphenburg, in Bavaria, southern Germany. The Nymphenburg served as the main summer residence for the former rulers of Bavaria of the House of Wittelsbach. Combined with the adjacent Nymphenburg Palace Park it constitutes one of the premier royal palaces of Europe. Its frontal width 2,073 ft (north–south axis) even surpasses Versailles.

I’m not going to give the history of the palace because anyone can look up anything on the internet. Instead, let me tell you that I enjoyed my visit to this incredible place recently and these are my picture. I hope you enjoy them and are inclined to look up more info. I’ll be posting about the interior treasures soon.

The front facade:

Looking outside towards the back:

The back exterior

Germany was tuned in to the debate and begs to differ!

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/germany-responds-to-donald-trumps-debate-comments-on-energy-with-a-dash-of-sarcasm/

My friends back in the USA ask me what Europeans think and say about our election. I find they are very tuned in and in the same disbelief that I have that trump is even a candidate for our highest office. The video below is an example of their interest.

So, on YouTube I saw this great video that I wanted to share here but can’t because I can’t get it to upload. So, if you want to see it, please go to Youtube and fill in the search bar with this: “Gimme Hope Kamala” – Marsh Family adaptation of Eddy Grant “Gimme Hope Jo’Anna” for Trump vs Harris

The Marsh family from the UK said they based their rendition on Eddy Grant’s Gimme Hope Jo’Anna. If you want to see that video, go to Youtube and type the following in the search bar: Eddy Grant – Gimme Hope Jo’Anna (Live at Nelson Mandela Concert).

I think you will feel uplifted by both videos! I play the first one when I need a dose of encouragement.

These creatures are fascinating in the “wild”. Of course these happen to be man made bodies of water, but I don’t think this affects goose behavior!

Germany just issued an electronic warning telephonically that was a series of awful beeps and sounds on cellphones!

My screen lit up with this.

I thought for sure we were being attacked! But that’s probably because I’m immersed in WWII at the moment, reading the excellent book The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.

I’ve heard these alarms before in Denver, when there is an Amber alert for the kidnapping of a minor.

I hurriedly took a screen shot and translated it. We just had a National warning exercise. Whew! So relieved!

I repeat: there is no danger. Except maybe I need to read a different book right now!

I was surprised to see a “Florence is always right” sticker on a sign in Munich. It is a small world! A small Europe.

Random Italian spotted in Munich.

The Villa Stuck is closed for renovation, which is unfortunate for me.

I noticed this sign on an apartment building nearby: “Ukraine Europa world without Putin”

Fortuny has a shop in Munich. I couldn’t get an angle without reflection.

A monument to Richard Wagner. He seems to be in repose.

A snack in a museum. The baked goods in Germany are such temptations.

Back at my little Munich apartment I made an edible still-life. The pears are unbelievably sweet.

Ralph Lauren coffee shop.

While enjoying my coffee, I enjoyed the modern city. Notice how quiet and calm the tram through the area is, and the passersby.

At the famous Der Münchner Viktualienmarkt, I was entertained to see cabbage in an artistic manner.

You know I always notice the flowers!

Many shops sell traditional Bavarian clothing.

And, on a practical level, this Ubahn sign is a major part of my life here. It gets me home, pretty darn fast and very painlessly!

Once home, I can enjoy some tastes from the USA, German style:

And here’s my holy grail. Without it, I’d be lost in every sense of the word!

Here’s a video of the beautiful Marienplatz: