More Sightseeing

Last weekend, Timothy, a friend of Nell and me, visited from London, so I took him around to some of the highlights of the city.  We walked around the city center, went up into the St. Peter's Church tower, meandered through Viktualienmarkt, and then made our way over to the Museum District.  I hadn't been over there before, but Timothy (an architect) wanted to see a few of the museums because he has learned about them in school and used them as influences in some of his projects.  It was pretty cool going from the old part of the city with classical architecture into the Museum District with much more modern buildings.  We didn't actually go into into any of the exhibits in the museums because of the limited time frame, but maybe that would be something to do in the future.  One of my favorite sights was the Lenbachhaus museum.  Nell's great-great-grandfather used to be the groundskeeper for the garden, which is pretty in the winter and probably gorgeous in the summer.  It was pretty cool to be connected to Nell from such a long distance!

Lenbachhaus garden

On Sunday, Timothy wanted to see the Alps, so I took him down to the Neuschwanstein Castle.  A few inches of snow had fallen overnight, so the drive and view from the castle were beautiful.  That definitely made my second trip worth it.  Later in the day we visited the BMW museum because Timothy's a huge fan and used to own a couple.  Even though the weekend was filled with things I've mostly done before, it was really fun to take someone else around who'd never been there before.