We finally arrived in the third largest city of Germany, Munch. Munich hosted the 1972 Olympics and is a candidate for the 2018 Winter Olympics. The German name is Munchen which means "by the monks' place". The city's name comes from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city.
We only had a few minutes (literally) to see Munich so we headed straight to the cultural heart of the city to Marienplatz - a large open square named after the Marian (Mary) column in its center. Its tower contains the Rathaus-Glockenspie and at 11:00 AM every day it chimes and re-enacts two stories from the 16th century.
The residents of Munich were celebrating Oktoberfest so the plaza was packed with locals wearing lederhosen and Dirndl (traditional dresses for women). Oktoberfest was first held on October 12, 1810 in honor of the marriage of crown prince Ludwig to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hidburghausen.
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