6. Last day in Munich

Today is Sunday and there were bells all over Munich.  We are beginning to understand why change ringing developed!

This morning was our last chance to see the Glockenspiel.  It is in the Rathaus (I kid you not - it means Town Hall).  According to Wikipedia, a Rathaus is a historic administrative building in certain central European countries.  It always has a bell-tower, unlike other city halls that may or may not.  So Sydney and Brisbane would qualify as having Rathauses?

But I digress.  Watching the Glockenspiel it is one of those things you must do in Munich. Apparently it tells the story from the 6th century of the celebration of the marriage of a local Duke.  In the celebratory joust, the Bavarian knight always wins.  The lower level portrays the coopers dance - apparently 1517 was a year of plague and the coopers danced to keep everyone cheerful.  All to the sound of the glockenspiel.

The rooster crows (at the top) when it is all over and we went to catch our train to Salzburg.