Munich day 3

We set off this morning towards the Frauenkirche that I missed yesterday.  It was indeed an inspiring church.  Finished in 1488, but added to in 1525, it is one of southern Germany biggest Gothic structures.  I liked the lightness, lack of too many twiddly bits and in 3 of the side chapels there were some modern thought provoking paintings with a large stained glass window above that matched the colours.

After that we strolled along part of one side of the main shopping street, well, depends how you define 'main'. They were the shops with the most expensive goods. Noel quite fancied a 10,000 euro watch. There were many beautiful overcoats.  I can report that the standard uniform for a door-opener is a black suit, with a white shirt , sedate tie and black shoes.  Anyone not  young,  not male, not slim, not short hair need not apply. In a few blocks we counted 14, including a few we could see over the road. I am sure some ducked out of sight when they saw us trying to stroll nonchalantly along as if we belonged in that environment.  We saw one with no jacket from a store  called Fochmann. 

During the morning we saw a nun in a full habit including wimple which reminded me we had seen one a few days ago. However there are quite a few Muslim women in full black with just eyes showing. It has been in the mid 30s in temperature!

We also saw a guide and her tour group of about 14 , mostly older, some young, who were silent. She was mouthing silently the words and signing with her hands. They were all paying attention. I have never seen a group like this before.

We stopped for morning coffee in a small plaza away from the main tourist strip, on our way to the Bavarian National Museum.    Just as well  we had some cake because we got engrossed in the museum and didnot get lunch till 3 . The museum was astounding and fascinating.  It was arranged in rooms historically and blended paintings,  sculpture, furniture, clothes,  altar pieces etc.  Sounds like a big muddle, but we didnot think so. It flowed beautifully. There were hardly any other people, maybe because there was very little English and thus it was not high on the tourist lists.