We arrived in Munich at 8:30 am Friday, January 15th. We took a train to our hotel and left our luggage since check in was at 3:00pm. We headed out for a walk towards Marienplatz.

We saw many bikes along the way. A popular form of transportation.

The temperatures in Munich were 30-32 degrees during the day. Snow covered the ground and the skies were white. We saw the blue sky only a few times. But we really did not miss it. The change of scenery for us was beautiful!

The New Town Hall (German: Neues Rathaus) is a town hall at the northern part of Marienplatz in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. The city government including the city council, offices of the mayors and part of the administration are located here. It was built between 1867 and 1908 by Georg von Hauberrisser in a Gothic Revival architecture style. It has 400 rooms.

This spiral staircase leads to the different office floors.

The details in the building of the Neues Rathaus are magnificent! This photo was taken inside the inner courtyard.

The Glockenspiel is located in the middle of the clock tower of Neues Rathaus. At 12pm it sprang  to life and more than 40 bells started ringing. The top level shows a French jouster fighting a Bavarian one. This is a reenactment of  the tournament held in 1568 for the wedding of Duke Wilhelm V and Renata von Lorraine. Below that is  “Schäfflertanz”, a jig traditionally performed by Munich’s red-coated coopers which commemorates the end of the plague in 1517.

You will see many people starting to gather and stand around looking up at the clock and waiting. It was awesome to see the movements and hear the bells ring!

Below is a short video clip I took using my point and shoot.  I am no Videographer as you will see in the camera shake!

Inside Neues Rathaus is an elevator to a viewing platform. There is a small charge to ride the elevator. (1-2 Euros) The views of the city are beautiful!

Marienplatz was lovely and a great start to our journey. More to come soon!

It’s all good. ~Donna