Sometimes adhering to my travel philosophy of “do something unique to that location” can be a challenge.
I arrived in Munich on a Monday morning, having had basically NO sleep on the plane. It was 7 am.
Tuesday was a full work day and the plan was to leave on Wed. AM, so Monday afternoon was the only time.
Thing is…I was exhausted. What’s more, I wasn’t IN Munich, but a suburb called Freising about 50 minutes away from the city by subway.
Originally, I had envisioned a trip to one of the city’s top art museums, the Alte Pinakhotek, but after a 5 hour nap (I was wiped out!), that dissipated. Just not practical.
It was getting late and going to be dark soon, so at 4pm, I went for a walk in Freising and, as I did, I was reminded (yet again) that “anything can be an experience/adventure if you view it that way.”
As luck would have it, I was a 5 minute walk away from the center of Freising and if there’s a stereotypical German winter scene, it’s that each town has a “WinterMarkt” where daily, various vendors come out to sell their stuff for Xmas. There’s all kinds of food and drinks, as well, obviously, but it’s a fun, joyous, festive scene and nothing like an overcrowded target or retail mall.
So, I lucked out and found Freising’s version of this event that happens all over Germany at this time of year.
I had an espresso, bought some socks (why not), and chatted up the vendors, both to practice my German and to get a feel for what is going on in the country at the moment.
On the way to/from, I got to see some of the typical German architecture, street design, and sidewalk patterns.
I thought to myself…”victory declared.”
Just a reminder that so often, it’s a matter of perspective that shapes what you experience.
(Note: those “tools” in the picture are all made out of chocolate.)
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