Munich is probably the sports capital of Germany. Olympic Games in 1972, Football World Cup in 1974, fantastic skiing areas close by, tonnes of opportunities for mountaineering, and many sports shops. Not all Münchner and Münchnerinnen do sport but many do and one of the favourite sports is to cycle esp as a Mamil or Mawil through the Bavarian countryside. Arno and I are Mamil's and so two weekends ago we went for a ride down the bonny Isar. The Isar originates in tthe Karwendel range and goes straight through Munich to eventually feed the Danube. Here is Arno on one of the many bonny trails on the Western bank of the Isar...
... and here he crosses a meadow...
... before changing to the Eastern bank of the Isar and the Isar canal...
... to arrive for a Bavarian rest in the Pupplinger Au. Note the bikes in the background. Mamil heaven.
Here on the way back on an almost car free tarmac road at the side of the Isar canal.
... and back up to Grünwald and then home.
Here is me on my Marin cyclocross, all Mamil'd up.
Near my home is a tarmac track through the Perlacher Forest. This track turns into a cycle Autobahn during weekends as it connects Munich city to the bonny hinterland that leads up to the Alps.
You can see the snow capped Alps from my new home in Unterhaching.
Two weeks later Ana came and we cycled into town and to the site of the Olympics and football world cup in the 1970s. The tent-like stadion and the sports halls were designed by Frei Otto. Great architecture that still works today.
Here once again the Isar. The banks turn into the playa de München in summer with plenty of BBQ and beer drinking in the evening light.
On day two we cycled South from Unterhaching on mother's day.
Many cyclists on the road...
... and we passed again the Pupplinger Au like Arno and I did two weeks ago.
We cycled to the Schaftlärn Monastery and back past yellow fields of yellow rapeseed.
Good to be a cyclist in Munich!
HW
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