Day 44 - Residenz

Will the splendor never stop!? The Residenz was the home of Imperators (sub rulers for the Holy Roman Empire) and Kings. There may have been a duke or two before that, but I don't think so. Anyway, the Residenz is a study in opulence. I get the feeling that I got everything I would have gotten from the Versailles experience by cruising it's gilded halls. The treasure room was really impressive as well. I may have to take a day trip to Vienna, though. I've heard the Hapsburgs had the lock on opulence. If I only end up going to Europe once, I should make sure I "check out all his majesty". It wouldn't be a propper update without a bulleted list, so here you go.

Residenz Items of Note
as compiled by self-admitted monkey lover, Blain Newport

• Perseus. They have a statue of Perseus slaying the gorgon, much like the one in the Vecchio Plaza in Florence. I guess I just never noticed it before, but apparently Perseus had a funky bavarian mustache. Uh, yeah.
• Nymphoneum Paintings. There's a statuary garden and summer home of the Witten-something family that ruled Bavaria here in Munich. Seeing the paintings of it in the Residenz has me resolved that if we get another clear day here, I'm definitely going to have to take a peek.
• Olmec Statue. I couldn't believe it, but the last item in the treasure house is a freaky were-jaguar statue from South America, covered in gold and other precious substances by those crazy european goldsmiths. This is definitely a sign that I need to check out that Ethnology museum in Berlin.

There's lots more, but it's late. I should hit the trail early tomorrow and see if I can't find my way to the Neuschwanstein.