Munich
is a city of many beautiful features. In 2007 it was voted the best city to
live in Europe. I quote now from Forbes magazine:
"Mercer recently ranked 221 cities around the world on 39 measures, emphasizing political safety and health, but also including factors from restaurant availability to air pollution. Cities are ranked against New York as the base city; it has an index score of 100. This year Mercer introduced its eco city rankings, published alongside its quality-of-living list, which scores countries on how well they promote sustainability and protect their environments."
Based upon all of these factors Munich was ranked #7. You can check out the top 10 in the link below.
"Mercer recently ranked 221 cities around the world on 39 measures, emphasizing political safety and health, but also including factors from restaurant availability to air pollution. Cities are ranked against New York as the base city; it has an index score of 100. This year Mercer introduced its eco city rankings, published alongside its quality-of-living list, which scores countries on how well they promote sustainability and protect their environments."
Based upon all of these factors Munich was ranked #7. You can check out the top 10 in the link below.
If you have been reading the blog and looking at the
pictures you must admit that from an architectural point of view Munich is a
most fabulous city. The residents often refer to themselves as more Italian
than German, and the architecture reflects a strong Italian influence as many
of the Wittelsbach rulers used the most famous Italian architects of the time
to design and construct not only many of the famous buildings, but the entire façade
and structures along Maximillian Strasse.
During the war Munich suffered a great deal of damage and
afterwards the city decided to not rebuild anew but to rebuild the city today
just as it looked prior to the war. Thus there are really no modern buildings
in the downtown area, and the city has a long low look to it, as the original
Munich building codes do not allow for any building being taller than the
spires on the Frauenkirche towers (about six or seven stories tall.)
Thus the city not only has many beautiful buildings and
streets, but it also has a low profile and a real charm since all of
the buildings are low in nature. There is never a sense of being in a canyon as
you often feel in more modern cities with high rise buildings all around.
In addition to have a great architectural feel, Munich is
also a very wealthy city and the people dress and show it all the time. There
are always people well dressed, and the style is a throwback in some ways as
women often wear dresses and skirts, something that you do not see much anymore
in America. Finally, and I do not know if it is the beer or the diet or what,
but there are very few overweight people in Munich. To the contrary, many of the Bavarian woman are tall,
blond, and with a complexion of pure white flawless skin. Overall this is a
great place to be if you like to watch and look at people.
So it was with great pleasure this past weekend when I was
able to snap this picture of a beautiful woman here in Munich simply waiting at
the tram stop on a spring afternoon.
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