Garching in a rainy day !

Garching is a small town in the district of Munich, Bavaria. I probably would have never heard of it, if my husband did not accept a project in Max Planck. And I totally recommend this toy town. Home to sixteen thousand people, Garching has the charm of small European town. Its name in the map is...

Siegestor, Munich

    Munich is the heart of Bavaria and lot to offer to a traveler. I loved the city on my first visit and explored more in the 2nd. Pieces of history are lying around and if you have eyes, you don't even need to pay to pick them up. The Siegestor or the Victory Gate is a three-arched triumphal...

Sendlinger Tor, Munich

The  Sendlinger Tor is one of the three remaining Gothic town gates of Munich. It served as a defence for the people of the city in past and situated in the southern extremity of the historic old town separating it from the ISAR suburb. The beautiful architecture was built as a part of the great urban...

Asam Kirche , Munich

  If I say St. Johann Nepomuk,perhaps no-one would  identify the Asamkirche, but it is another name for this famous Baroque church in Munich. The church depicted the life of St. Nepomuk. Two brothers, sculptor Egid Quirin Asam, and painter Cosmas Damian Asam but Asam kirche as their private church,now  considered to be one of the most important buildings of the southern German Late Baroque. Situated...

BMW Welt & Museum, Munich

  Munich is one of my favourite city in Europe, and it has a lot to offer to the travellers. Due to its unique position, there are numerous day trips possible from here. It is also can serve as a base  if you want to go to Switzerland, Austria, Italy, France and Hungary. Moreover, it has...

Allianz arena, Munich

Allianz Arena, the famous football stadium in Munich, is connected to the city by U6 Bahn which runs from Garching to Marienplatz. The stadium is famous for being FC Bayern's home ground with a 75,024 seating capacity.Though it is the third largest arena of Germany, it is quite famous for being the  first stadium in the world with a full colour...

Quick tips for Munich…

1.Buy the ISAR card, most of the tourist interests are situated in the inner district, so you can get a ticket for one week for the 1-4 zone , costs 21.1 €, [and  6.4€ one day /per person]  and cover most of the places. It is cheaper than multi-tickets or city cards. It is important to...

Bavaria: Countryside..

Train journey in Europe can be really special for travellers offering them views of many places they would not have gone individually. I have little bit experience of rail  Europe, I have travelled in SBB in Switzerland, SJ in Sweden to Norway, SNCF in France , Trenitalia in Italy and most wonderful being DB Bahn...

New Schloss Schleißheim, Munich,

I think Reader friends have already noticed, my "palace series" is going on. So, here I am taking you to New Schloss Schleißheim, in suburban Munich, an absolute hidden gem in Bavaria.  As you have already seen Lustheim Palace, you know it is a Schloss complex with three palaces and New Schloss is the main palace....

Lustheim Palace, Oberschleißheim

   I arrived in Munich just before Oktoberfest, so it was very difficult to get an accommodation. Thankfully, one friend was going back home for one month and he gave us his apartment for a decent rent. It was not in city centre, but in the beautiful suburb of Oberschleißheim. It houses the Schloss Schleißheim which is a...