Day 8 - München

Panoramic view of Torsten's living room. Trust me, it's a rectangle room.

Today, I met up with Anni, Eric and Amy's Au Pair from last year. Anni grew up in Munich and will soon be doing an internship in Zurich for six months. I'm very excited for her. We had a great a lunch went and we went shopping in the Marienplatz. 

 

The Glockenspiel is like a life-size cookooclock. It plays three times a day and tells two different stories. It is a very popular tourist attraction in the heart of the city. 

When renting an apartment in Munich, you are renting an empty space. No cupboards, no appliances, no kitchen. You design everything yourself at Ikea and have it installed.

Torsten's kitchen. Note the "American" fridge on the right. It's tall and skinny. It's considered American because it's the biggest size you can buy. Most Germans have one a little bigger than the college dorm size fridge.

Torsten can install his own kitchen, bathroom cupboard (the tub and toilet do come with the apartment), and closets. Yes, closets. No built in closets are in the apartment.