We started the day (leisurely) with a trip to Starbucks (sigh) to post our blog from last night. We then headed over to the University area in the Schwabing district for lunch at a vegan cafe called Cafe Ignaz. It's such a relief to find fresh vegan food that isn't a pretzel! We had a potato gratin and a cheeseless pizza and enjoyed every last bite. The smoked tofu on top of each was especially delicious.
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As it turns out, at this particular cafe, if you order an entree, you get a slice of cake for free. And, as luck would have it, they had vegan cake! The waiter chose our pieces for us and I got a raspberry cream layer cake and Allen got a blueberry torte, of sorts. He said it reminded him of his Mom's rhubarb pie in Minnesota, so it may have been blueberry rhubarb... We ate every last crumb. Goodbye sugar fast! Hello sugar high!
We then headed to the University to see the memorial to the White Rose resistance movement. Hans and Sophie Scholl, along with several other students and one professor, started the movement as a resistance to the Nazi party and to the war in general. Hans and Sophie and one other member, Christoph Probst, were executed by the Nazis in 1943.
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The memorial is fairly stark, consisting of stones made to look like blowing pamphlets laid in to the tiles in front of the main building, as well as a stone bust of Sophie and a stone monument to the White Rose group inside the building. Unfortunately, the little memorial museum is closed on weekends, so we didn't get to see the rest of the story, but it was still a moving reminder of the cost of resisting tyranny.
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After visiting the University, we walked to the Englischer Garten. It's a huge green zone in the middle of Munich - kind of like Central Park. there are huge lawns where people sit out on blankets or have picnics or play with kids or dogs. It's a beautiful park. We walked to the center to the Chinese Tower to the biergarten there (natch) and had a beer while enjoying the Oompah band.
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We then caught the tram to the Viktualienmarkt again for some last minute souvenirs and walked to the Hofbrauhaus for a beer before dinner. We got a table by the door and enjoyed the respite.
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We have been walking so much these past two days that my feet are crazy sore. Allen seems to be fine, so I guess commuting every day in Vibrams has paid off. Probably doesn't hurt that he can jog four miles in them too. We're going to Cafe Kopfeck again for dinner and meeting our host, Sandra, there for a drink. Tomorrow we're off to Neuschwanstein!
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