Day 6…Goodbye Austria, Hello Munich

The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page.—St. Augustine of Hippo

We woke up this morning to our last day in Austria. We had a tasty breakfast in the garden of Hotel Nala and checked out. We loved this hotel.

We ventured into Old Town again with the children in tow and the ladies went to shop and the men performed their duties admirably with the children and kept them alive. Innsbruck is such a lovely city to wander in, good shopping, good eating, good architecture to admire, and of course the Alps are everywhere in the background.

We spent our morning in Old Town and gathered for lunch on the main pedestrian walk, Maria-Theresien-Strasse, and ate at Sensei for very good sushi. Afterward we enjoyed some gelato at Tomasseli Gelateria which is nearby.

We had a wonderful stay in Innsbruck and we loaded up and headed off for the two-hour drive to Munich.

In Munich, we stayed at Hotel Olympic. I need to say something about this hotel. It was very nice and the staff was very friendly and helpful. The hotel is located conveniently near the Viktualienmarkt and an easy walk to Marienplatz. There are numerous multicultural restaurants in the area. I researched the hotel online and it had good reviews and I will give it a good review here. Rick Steves book described it as “artsy”. However, I must tell you if you have an aversion to nudity in art, you may want to ask for a room that displays art that is more suited to your tastes. My son, who has a small daughter was given a room with a graphic orgy scene. The manager was called and he gracefully removed it and all was well.

We had already seen Frauenkirche on the day we landed in Munich five days ago. That day we had lunch on the plaza outside the church. We had an assortment of cheeses and sausages and sauerkraut at Nurnberger Bratwurst-Glockl am Dom. The food was very good. We used this time to have a reunion meal with our family that we hadn’t seen for many months since they had moved to Turkey.

Back to the day at hand. After checking in at Hotel Olympic, my son-in-law took our rental van back to the airport. While he was gone, we took the kids on a stroll to a park by the Isar River that runs through Munich. We met up with him later and had our evening meal at an Afghani restaurant across from our hotel, called Bamyan Narges.

We had a wonderful dinner here. All the dishes were excellent. My wife and I ordered Keema Bamyan for appetizer and an entrée of Quabelli Palau with grilled lamb.

Afterward, we went for a walk and found some good ice cream. It had been a good day of Innsbruck and Munich.

Next, our first full day in Munich.

One of the ornate facades in Old Town Innsbruck.

A narrow street in Old Town Innsbruck.

Row buildings in Innsbruck.

A window in Old Town Innsbruck.

One of the many outdoor sitting areas in Innsbruck.

Sensei is upstairs, not the restaurant on the ground floor.

Really, really good sushi at Sensei Sushi Bar and outdoor dining is available.

Tomaselli gelateria has delicious gelato in Innsbruck.

Hotel Olympic in Munich is a very good hotel with questionable art, but very good service and the location is perfect for Old Munich.

Wonderful dining on the plaza of Frauenkirche in Munich.

I previously took photos of golf courses, now it is dining experiences. This is another view of the outdoor dining on the plaza of Frauenkirche in Munich. We ate Nurnberger Bratwurst-Glockl am Dom, which is on the right.