CityClass Hotel CAPRICE AM DOM

In front of the hotel

View from my room

And this time, as usual I chose the hotel in the city center. I didn't have any idea about ​​Cologne, except that I knew about its famous cathedral. When I arrived to the hotel I was surprised how hotel was centrally positioned. Almost the whole city, the Altstadt (Old Town), is pedestrian zone, and the hotel is situated at such place that everything can be visited on foot. In four days of our stay in Cologne we used transport only twice, from and back to the airport. The hotel is outstanding, clean, tidy, the rooms are quite comfortable, bathroom too, there is a mini bar in the room, television (which I never watch and I don'z need it), there's really all you need for a pleasant stay. The staff is friendly, breakfast is solid, I do't know what else to say except I recommend it!

bathroom

room

Happy New Year!!!

                                  Happy New Year!!!

Marry Christmas - Sretan Božić!!!!!

Holiday Inn Express FRANKFURT CITY - HAUPTBAHNHOF

entrance

Room

I liked my stay in this hotel. The hotel is located in the city center, so I had easy access to all the places I planned to visit, there was no need to use public transport. Friendly staff, good breakfast which is very important to start the day, clean rooms and good sleeping quality after long walks and wandering around this beautiful city, what more do you need.
I recommend!

in front of the hotel

bathroom

Munich - last day

Nymphenburg Palace

I must quickly finish the story of Munich because on Friday I am going to Frankfurt and I have to prepare something about Frankfurt. In Munich we left a lot things to see. Unfortunately we didn't have more time. For the last day, we chose Nymphenburg Palace. It's like the Munich Versailles or Schönbrunn.

Nymphenburg Palace was built as a summer residence for one of Bavaria's electors. It's must see for those who enjoy viewing the the lifestyles of the aristocracy. The Nymphenburg Palace was commissioned in 1664 by Elector Ferdinand Maria, to celebrate the birth of his son, Maximilian Emanuel. The palace didn't maintain its original state for long. All Wittelsbach rulers had their hand in changing or adding to the palace. Max Emanuel, the young man for whom the castle was built, was the first to make additions, in the year 1700. He added galleries and pavilions, extending the sides of the Nymphenburg Palace.

Visitors to Nymphenburg Palace can still view some rooms decorated in their original Baroque style. The Nymphenburg palace is set in a large nicely laid out park. Originally it was a small garden, but during the 17th century it was expanded and redesigned as a formal French garden by Charles Carbonet who had worked for André Le Nôtre (designer of the gardens at the Versailles Palace in Paris). In the second half of the 18th century the garden was transformed in a landscape garden.

Feldherrnehalle

After the castle we continued casual stroll along the city to the Military Commanders Hall or The stately Feldherrnhalle. Once it was the site of a historic clash between Hitler followers and the Bavarian government. Built as a tribute to the Bavarian army that fought in the Franco-Prussian War, the 20 meter high structure features bronze statues of some of the most revered generals of Bavaria, Count von Tilly and Marshall Wrede. Two lions grace the steps.

St. Cajetan's Dhurch

St. Cajetan's Dhurch

Near Felderrnhalle is Theatinerkirche or St. Cajetan's Church . Everything about the church exudes Italian splendor designed in the high-baroque style. Theatinerkirche's architect was the Italian Agostino Barelli. In 1674 Barelli was replaced by another Italian, Enrico Zucalli, who was the individual responsible for completing the church's magnificent 71 meter high dome and for adding two 70 meter high towers. A number of members of the Wittelsbach family are buried inside Theatinekirche.

Sigerstor

Sigerstor

And finally walking through the long Ludwigstrasse we arrived to Siegestor or Victory Gate. Every city has its Arch d 'Triophe. Built in the mid-19th century, Munich's Siegestor has come to serve as a symbol for peace.

I'm finishing story here although I have much more to say but I'll leave it for the next time. Munich deserves a lot more than four or five days, and of course when we are first time in a certain town we always want to see, visit and less to experience, but each city is important to experience.I realized it recently when I was in London.

Goodbye Munich, see you soon!

Munich - Olympiapark and BMW

Olympic park

Olympic apark

Olympic park has become one of Munich's major tourist attractions. In 1972 there were held the Olympic games that are unfortunately remained in memory due tragic event,  here were murdered Israeli sportsmen. The site contains an ice rink, an indoor pool, a residential district and student residences and of course the Olympic Stadium, which was the home of the main local soccer team, FC Bayern München until they moved to the futuristic Allianz arena in 2006. The Olympic stadium can seat 80,000. Unfortunately we couldn't make the tour of the stadium, because at that time some kind of horses competition was held, but we took a nice walk through the Olympic

Olympic park

Park to the BMW Museum.
The adventurous can take part in a roof-climb, which consists of a tour on top of the roof covering the Olympic Stadium. Roof covers the Olympic stadium, Olympic Hall and the swimming pool. The roof covering the main stadium consists of a PVC-coated polyester fabric.

BMW towe and museum

The main attraction for the hundreds of thousands of visitors that visit BMW yearly is BMW tower and the bowl-shaped museum next to it. The museum showcases the technical development of cars and motorcycles and also has some exhibits about the history of the company. Many old cars and motorcycles are on display along a spiral ramp that curls along the inside of the bowl-shaped building. I recommend a tour of this vast area to everyone, especially the car lovers. Everything looks powerful!! 

I forgot to say, in the area close to BMW and Olympic Center there's a large shopping center where you can get some rest or buy and eat something.

Perfect!!!

Munich - Residenz Palace

Antiquarium

Here I am back to Munich. Munich is certainly a very beautiful, rich, well-decorated and courteous city. During my short stay in Munich I have seen a lot, in fact I was surprised how much Munich has to show. The most beautiful thing I've seen is certainly Residenz Palace. Munich's Residenz Palace was the official home of Bavaria's monarchs from 1385 to 1918. and it's definitely a must-see on everyone's itinerary. Built in 1385 and known as the Neuveste, the first tenant at the Residenz Palace was Duke Stephan III, who reigned from 1375 to 1392. 

During World War II the Residenz was almost completely destroyed but many of the masterpieces inside were moved to a safe place before the bombs hit the palace. Restoration began in 1945. and the palace was reopened as a museum in 1958. Today the Residenz Museum consists of about 120 rooms full of art, furnishings, and other treasures. The Antiquarium boasts dozens of 16th and 17th century frescoes. In the Ancestral Gallery, portraits of the royal Wittelsbach family are set into gilded, carved paneling. Far Eastern porcelain and Oriental rugs can be found in the Porcelain Gallery.

There's also a beautiful court chapel inside the palace, built in 1603 by Hans Krumpper. And one of the courtyards features a colorful grotto decorated with crystals and seashells. It takes several hours to explore the Residenz Palace. I'll show you the photos, but they aren't my best because the interior was quite dark.