On Tuesday we planned to visit both the Alte Pinakothek and the Neue Pinakothek art museums. Unfortunately, the Neue museum was closed on Tuesdays. The Alte Pinakothek contained older works of art from about 1400-1800. Rembrandt and Rubens were among some of the better known artists whose work was on display.
Following this, we walked back towards the Marienplatz area of the city for one last look at the shops and to take in the older buildings when there were less people around. On the way, we saw a sign for an Egyptian Artifact display so decided to take a look. It was actually quite impressive with well preserved statues, relics and other artifacts on display. Naomi especially enjoyed seeing this.
After walking through the shops we caught a taxi to Nymphenburg Castle. The most impressive feature was the size of the grounds which essentially was a large public park with walking/biking trails, lakes and gardens. The castle itself was not as nice as we had hoped. The first room was spectacular but other than that, there really was not that much to see, especially compared to the castles we saw the day before. The day ended with us wandering in the grounds and the girls playing in a small stream, trying to catch fish with their bare hands.
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