"When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable."

-Clifton Fadiman-

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The next day, our first stop was the Asamkirche. The Asamkirche is one of the most splendid achievements of Bavarian late Baroque architecture. Let me assure you that your jaw would definitely drop the moment you enter. The intricacy of the design is enough to set your eyes dazzling. The whole church simply rushes onto you at the moment of entrance due to the small capacity of the church, which is probably one main reason how everything seem so overwhelming that your neck would simply ache from all that craning as you try to capture every single detail of the church. Much as the design was done meticulously, I felt that the overall atmosphere of the church was dull and depressing. There was this heaviness that hung in the air, as though borne down by the considerable amount of carvings overhead. Furthermore, the colour code was mainly that of bronze and brown which sort of added to the dampened atmosphere in the air.




Next up, is the St. Peter’s church. Compared the earlier Asamkirche, St. Peter’s church exuded this air of tranquility which was greatly aided by the light coloured interior. The ceiling was beautifully and carefully adorned by colourful paintings that left me in awe. I love the individual statues that lined the pathway leading to the altar. They felt like guardian angels of sort. Oh, yes! The alter! The alter is definitely a must see. The high alter is amazing. It gives off this sense of majestic and might, which I just cannot place.



Thereafter, we climbed God-knows-How-many flights of steps up the Heiliggeistkirche, also known as the church of the holy spirit. The path up was not in the least treacherous but its narrow passages and steep flights of steps are enough to keep anyone from attempting the climb. Nonetheless, with much laughter and ‘some’ complaining, they were at the top of the church and boy, were they greeted by a magnificent sight. Not only could they see the Viktualienmarkt, they could see the bustling crowd at the Marienplatz as well! Trust me, it is VERY hilarious to see all of them stop dead all of a sudden just to see the Rathaus-Glockenspeil make its rounds. To add to the splendid view, was the Frauenkirche, also known as the cathedral of our dear lady. It was strategically placed, and no matter where one is within Munich, one should never fail to identify the two towers of the Frauenkirche. Due to local height limits, no building would ever be taller than the Frauenkirche which made it such a distinguishable landmark.




Finally, to end the day off, they decide to make their way back to the hostel via a different route, through the Hofgarten once again for the benefits of the two new visitors who just landed all the way from Singapore!




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"Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living."

-Miriam Beard-