#FlyWashington Magazine Fall 2019 | Page 37

MUNICH’S MUG RUNNETH OVER WITH MORE THAN JUST BEER BY AMY S. ECKERT With good reason, the city of Munich has become synonymous with foaming mugs of beer, sizzling sausages, spirited oompah bands, and dirndls and lederhosen as far as the eye can see. Certainly there’s no shortage of them all, but Bavaria’s capital goes beyond skin deep, with exquisite cathedrals and royal palaces, boisterous markets, edgy art galleries, and high tech transport — all a measure of the high living that still greets visitors today. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE AUTUMN 2019 35 FLYWASHINGTON.COM