Munich, Germany

We took the train from Oktoberfest and headed for a walk downtown from Karlaplatz. It turned into a beautiful sunny day, which was great for simply wandering around.













We wandered around Neuhauser Straße while MrsWT73 did some shopping. After realizing that I was happy to support her shopping endeavors by giving her freedom, she cut me loose after about 30 minutes and I headed up to Olympia Zetrum and went to check out BMW Welt (World).





For those that aren’t familiar with BMW Welt, the concept is that it is the flagship showroom for BMW products. It is also the location where you can accept delivery of your BMW in the European Delivery program. Typically, those purchasing through the program get several days of European auto insurance to drive the car in Europe, then self deliver the car to a depot for worldwide shipping to eligible countries that participate in the program. These people on the top level have the fortunate experience of collecting their new car today.







The showroom has all the models and is free of sales staff that hover over you, making it a pleasant way to spend time looking at cars.











The building seems a little more commercial than the last time I was here – the facility now features displays of Mini and Rolls Royce which they had acquired since 2007 on my last visit.







I managed to sit in a 5 series BMW 530d Touring (wagon)- which unfortunately isn’t available or imported into North America. I have to “settle” for a 535xi Grand Turismo for the extra space.





I didn’t have time to go to the wonderful BMW museum this time, but the short visit was a great way to spend an afternoon.

I returned back to the Odeonsplatz and met up with MrsWT73 whom had completed her shopping conquests. The last item on the list was a trip Starbucks for a travel mug. We wandered up through Munich towards Odeonsplatz, passing by the Ander Music Festival where people were out on the patios enjoying bands rockin’ it out.










Lady Luck was with our side today and we happened upon a “limited edition” Oktoberfest mug, which we had never seen before.



We were pretty knackered by this point, having spent the last 3 days hitting the payment hard in Venice and here so we opted to go back to the hotel. We had dinner in the lounge – not super inspiring but an easy way to unwind after such an early wake up and preparing for our early morning start the next day.