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Marienplatz/Glockenspiel (Tower), Munich, Germany
Ever go to a movie someone talked about endlessly saying how great it was, but then you see it and for you, it lacked just about everything a movie is supposed to contain? Yeah, that’s the Glockenspiel, the tower in the center of the Marienplatz Square.
Our tour guide, Ozzie, played a trick on us. He said to get ready for a ‘great show’ only to witness the lamest clock chime ever created! But, like everything in Europe, there’s a story and the clock tower tells two of them – one about the marriage of a duke to his bride and the other . . . well, I’ll leave some things for you to find out!
My advice: take pictures of the buildings around you because beautiful architecture seemed to be characteristic of every Munich building, which makes sense since it was yet another German city that had to be rebuilt following World War II. Ozzie explained how the Marienplatz was erected in gratefulness for deliverance from the plague and it included the Glockenspiel tower to relay the stories of Munich history. Pay attention to the tour guide if you can. I was busy taking so many photos I missed a lot of historical information and it wasn’t until later, I truly appreciated the stuff I did remember.
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