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October Is Over

31/10/2018

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...and another ride in the English Garden

October was again a month with an unexpected number of bicycle friendly days. It's getting colder for sure, the challenge is now to find the right time of day and the right kind of clothes that make for an enjoyable ride. Or else go for a walk.

Mixing business with pleasure, we first cycled to Janos's doctor to pick up some prescriptions, then went for lunch and a ride in the English Garden. Nothing exciting, but it doesn't have to be exciting to make me happy,  just a slow bicycle wander with frequent stops to take pictures.
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First stop at Kleinhesselohesee
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Looking for a handout
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So many green leaves still on the trees
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Some people have bikes to get them out, some people have dogs.
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Waiting while we shoot
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Bridge with stream and leaves
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On and off the bikes as we proceed through the English Garden
Today all pictures were taken with the Sol 45 Lensbaby lens, mounted on a Sony Nex 6.
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Walk for Breakfast

30/10/2018

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It seems Janos and I are now less often on the bicycle saddle and more often in our walking shoes. I still contend that cycling somewhere is easier than footing it, but when the air is nippy, walking has some convincing advantages. Since walking is more effort, it heats you up more. Cycling might be easier and faster, but the wind drives the cold air up your sleeves and down your collar. Not to mention the chill factor for your fingers, toes and nose. Good reasons not to take our bikes to Münchner Freiheit this morning. And of course, walking is good for you.

We hoofed it through the same streets we have passed through so often, took some pictures and were hungry for breakfast when we reached our chosen cafe. More awake after our morning dose of caffein, we took a walk through the English Garden, again cameras in hand, and then caught a bus home.
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Nice examples of art nouveau on Römerstrasse
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Art nouveau, Römerstrasse
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The former village church Saint Sylvester is one of the oldest church buildings in Munich. The church was first mentioned around 1315.
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Walking in the English Garden
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Kleinhesselohe Lake
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Leaves, leaves, leaves
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Graffiti Walk

29/10/2018

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Pathos Near Home

Janos and I walked to the grounds of the Pathos Theater, nor far but well hidden.
The Pathos Theater is an interdisciplinary venue with a theatrical focus. The content of the work is the confrontation with the present and its corresponding implementation, which seeks formal aesthetic ways, independent of organizational terms such as event, concert, party, discussion, performing or visual arts.  Pathos offers a production site for free, open and responsible work and sees itself as a cooperation theater with its own profile.
The grounds are hidden behind bushes, trees and a few inconspicuous buildings facing the street. But if you follow the path at the end of Hess Strasse, you find yourself in a deserted section of Munich. Old buildings suggest former small industry as do rusty railroad tracks. It seems some of the buidlings are inhabited, there are names on a few doorbells and here and there light in the windows. However, the premises are used primarily for theater and concerts, a place where non-mainstream musicians, artists and actors can perform. Today the grounds are deserted except for a few people out walking their dogs and some cyclists taking a short cut on their way home from work.

It's also a place where aspiring graffiti artists find free surfaces for their work. Our walk was in the late afternoon, the light was fading fast. Was it the low light that made the graffiti look more sinister and portentous than on a sunny day?
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A path where you don't expect one
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Good advice because it doesn't help
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Colors and lines
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Reaching out
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I couldn't decipher it - looks like dark would fit.
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Anarchy in a match
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Destroyed
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"$ ist nur buntes Papier." Money is just colorful paper.
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Creepy with a bell pepper ear
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Red dots and an X
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Say cheez
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Autumn Mood

28/10/2018

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Rainy Walks

Dreary and grey Saturday and Sunday, rain, rain, rain. The shortest walk was the best walk. Yet even on the block between home and the Old North Cemetery there were some eye catching bits of foliage decorated with rain droplets, and in the cemetery the rain added drama to the graves' statues and monuments. The dreariness was appropriate for the end of October and All Souls' Day. So aside from having to protect my camera from getting wet, I enjoyed the moody weather.
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River Views

22/10/2018

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A ride along the Isar
Monday October 22, 2018

As the season advances, we feel we want to catch every ray of sun. It was sunny alright, but cold as well, 5°C when we left and 10°C when we returned. I dressed warmly but my fingers and toes felt the nip of the cold air.

The plan was to cycle south along the Isar. From home we have about two kilometers to the bike path along the bank of the Isar. Following the river is an easy and pretty way to exit the city. In the summer and on weekends it is popular which means congested and no fun, but as today was neither we looked forward to the ride.
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Here we pick up the Isar bike path.
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Looking across the river to the left bank you see many stately apartment buildings.
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Fishing in the city
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We varied our route along the Isar and came upon this fountain that we had never seen before.
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Father Rhine Fountain? I thought this was the Isar. The fountain, built by Adolf von Hildebrand between 1897 and 1903 for Strassburg, was reconstructed here in 1932
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Looking north
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The Deutsches Museum, one of the world's largest science museums, as seen from the river
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Just a few kilometers farther, still in the city
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Coffee fellows
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Around km 10 we leave the bank of the Isar and are on wooded paths.
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DANGER; FALLING STONES; ROAD CLOSED But it seemed other cyclists and hikers were going around the barrier and so we did, too.
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It was a lovely path.
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This is where we turned back. I was more afraid of falling in the water than of a falling stone.
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We saw an alternate route to continue south.
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It was a little hilly and stony but beautiful.

Our path returned to the river at the bridge at Höllriegelskreuth. There aren't too many bridges cross the Isar so we decided to cross the river here and return on the other side. But first we stopped for something to eat.
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A few people are sitting outside, but we prefered to eat our meal indoors.
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The return trip went smoothly on a good bike path on the left bank.
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I was surprised to see this little group. Four Mandarin ducks giving escort to a mallard. Although the Mandarins are in the minority among our river ducks, they all seem to be getting along nicely.

It was a beautiful ride and on paths that I was no longer familiar with, although I think I rode some of this part of the Isar years ago.
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Autumn Glow in Westpark

20/10/2018

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Took a ride to Westpark to see what autumn is doing there.
  • The rose garden wasn't what it was but the blossoms weren't completely finished yet. Some other autumn bloomers were still showing their colors, too.
  • There were no more turtles sunning on the stones in the lake.
  • It didn't smell like autumn, it smelled like grilled sausage. There were still a good number of Turkish families out for a Saturday barbeque and picnic, almost as many as in the summer months.
  • The beer garden was closed.
  • Lots of families out, children on their trikes and scooters and little bikes or seated in a cargo bike.
Altogether a friendly scene, nothing sensational to take pictures of, but certainly warm enough still to stroll leisurely with camera in hand and enjoy a Saturday afternoon in the park.
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The first bridge as we enter the park
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Fountains haven't been turned off for the winter yet.
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Family barbeques, with a swan in attendance
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Making friends
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Spending discretionary time
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Last roses
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Closed for the season
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Run
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Rust
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Larch trees
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Fauna
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On my way home
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Who Needs Flowers

19/10/2018

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The Botanical Garden isn't just about flowers, particularly in October. It is also about trees. Today we were regaled with all shapes of leaves in all shades of autumn.
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On our way to the Botanical Garden
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Yes, there are some flowers but they aren't the main attraction.
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Morning fog
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As good as flowers
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Nymphenburg Majolica
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I like the Cafe at the Botanical Garden and it was getting time for lunch.
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Nothing like traditional Bavarian Weisswurst!
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Couldn't resist a piece of chocolate cake for dessert (we shared it), and the decaf was really good.
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Cycling for Recycling

18/10/2018

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Today's destination wasn't a pretty park, a palace or an interesting cafe - it was to the junkyard. More precisely, I rode to the nearest hazardous waste disposal and recycling center. I didn't have a lot to get rid of, it was very easy to transport on my bicycle. The battery on my electric toothbrush had died. I didn't want to just throw it in the garbage but the appliance was too big to put in the usual battery disposal boxes located in various supermarkets. I decided the recycling center was as  good a goal as any for a bicycle ride and was off.
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Hazardous waste
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A warm autumn afternoon
The ride to the north was about five kilometers on a bike path, but not very interesting or pretty. I didn't take any pictures. At the "Wertstoffhof" or Recycling Center, I planned to get some interesting shots of all the things people throw away. I got just one shot of the bin for electric appliances when I was approached by a man in orange overalls. No photographing allowed! Verboten! He didn't know why, but at least he was friendly. I put my camera away - reluctantly.
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Graveyard for my electric toothbrush
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Outside the gates, I took one more picture. See the people in orange overalls watching me!
On the way home I looked for a different route since the ride out hadn't been very attractive. I saw some bike lanes that looked new and thought I should try them out and see where they went. Then I followed my nose. Sometimes I followed other cyclists who seemed to know where they were going, and discovered some new bike paths.
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I think I'll go this way.
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I followed some cyclists turning left next to the railroad tracks, and discovered this! It was short but very nice and unexpected.
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New territory
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I didn't really know where I was.
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I ended up on this ring road with plenty of bike lanes. I knew where I was now.
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I could soon access the Olympic Park which made for a nice ride almost all the way home.
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I got a view of the television tower.
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More of the Olympic Park
I thought a refreshment would be a nice finish for my ride. I gave Janos a call and asked if he would like to join me for an aperitif somewhere. He liked this suggestion much more than a ride to the junkyard and was downstairs in no time. We went to a nearby cafe and had a drink reminding us of our tour in Italy.
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Our aperol spritz, always photogenic but they taste better in Italy.
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Evening Walk in the Hood

17/10/2018

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Just a late afternoon walk - sunny and warm in the middle of October. Can't stop marveling at this balmy autumn.
Playing with my cameras - a while back I bought a Sony Nex 6 second hand through E-bay. It was a good buy, but I never got to like the camera that much although it was smaller than my Canon, which was the point of buying it. Small is important on walks and traveling by bike. But now I'm back to the Sony. It has a feature that helps find the optimal focus point that the Canon doesn't. So I'm trying it out again and having fun. Today I had the Sony Nex 6 with the Lensbaby Sweet 80 lens with me.
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We walked by the church on Josephsplatz and saw this plaque - I don't understand it, either in Latin, German (Den Unbesiegten die Besiegten, die wieder siegen werden) or English (The invincible the defeated, who will win again). Perhaps "Dedicated to the undefeated by the defeated who will win again"? If it is that, does it mean the defeated in WWI (it's a WWI monument) will defeat the victors???

We walked past Edeka and I snapped a few pics.
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Apples
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and Pears
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A picture for my bicycle collection
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Just taking a walk in the 'hood
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On the way back, we walked through the Old North Cemetery. There are often fresh flowers on this gravestone.
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In the warm evening sun
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Janos
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Who's Running?

14/10/2018

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Two unrelated events took place today: the Bavarian Landtag elections and the Munich Marathon. What do they have in common besides the date? There will be winners and losers, laughter and tears. But will the best man or woman win in either of the competitions?

On my walk around the city today, after going to the polls, I snapped some shots of the posters of the various political parties and also of some of the participants in the Marathon.
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