This was my third attempt to see the Viktualienmarkt in full swing. On Sunday it had been closed and then yesterday we arrived too late. The market is the largest market in Munich and has over 100 little stalls selling everything from meats to cheese and flowers. I loved the little vendors and variety of products people were selling. There were a lot of fresh produce stands and one guy asked if wanted to taste cherries and they were so sweet I couldn't not pick up a bag. I found a bakery and purchased a chocolate croissant. That was one of the best chocolate croissants I have had in Europe. It was so soft and buttery and rather than normal chocolate it had a chocolate cream inside. I almost went back for a second. It was so good!
Following the market I walked to the Asam Church. This little church was tucked amongst the neighborhood and almost blended in. However it was far too extravagant to blend in. The interior was small but very highly decorated and covered in gold. There was even a skeleton that was covered completely in gold.
One thing that is so much better in Europe than in the U.S. is candy. It makes sense that Haribo is significantly better in Germany and not hard like in the U.S. since this is where it is manufactured. Therefore, I had to stop in at the Haribo store. All of the candy cost only 1 euro so I browsed through all of the different varieties picking up 3 packets in the end. The Haribo store is definitely a child’s heaven as there are so many varieties they don’t sell in the U.S. I found some Super Mario gummies I thought were fun, some chameleon shaped ones, and then the gummy bears but fruit flavored ones that claimed to be “super soft”. The bag was secured.
I had really enjoyed learning about the history of Hungary from the museum we visited there and wanted to do the same about Germany so I went to the NS-Dokumentationszentrum. This museum was actually free and documented everything from the beginning of WWI to about the 1940s. It was 3 floors of reading signs about the rise of the Nazi party and enforcement of its policies. The museum was even situated in the former headquarters of the party known as the “Brown House”. I learnt a lot from the museum and like the one in Hungary it was really helpful to have everything laid out sequentially in a timeline. I really appreciated knowing the historical background of the country I was in.
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