The Broughtby's European Adventures

  October 23–26, 2025 On our trip to Italy for fall break, we decided to fly into Ancona and in doing so, we booked a connecting flight through Munich.  On the way back to Amsterdam we spent a couple days in Munich since we had not been there before.  More Munich photos here:   https://photos.app.goo.gl/KfiVg62t5EJR6gWH9 Thursday, October 23  Dinner was at Augustiner-Keller , one of Munich’s oldest beer halls.  A good start to a traditional Munich experience.  Ryan did not go small on the beer. Friday, October 24  Food tour!!  But first our guide took us to the Glockenspiel in the New City Hall since it was due to "perform".  The top half depicts a jousting tournament from the 1569 marriage of Duke WIlhelm V and the bottom half features a dance that celebrates the end of the plague.  Definitely not a "must-see" for Munich since it is underwhelming but there is meaning and history behind it. Here is a video if this seems inter...