It's hard to image the small museum island as a wooded area, however it was the source of many of the wooden rafts that floated down the Isar. Nowadays the wooden rafts are used purely for entertainment through the summer months. 
The Deutsches Museum is a treasure trove for science enthusiasts. It also happens to be the largest science and technology museum in the world, so if you go be prepared to spend some time. 
Where else would you find something like a 1918 Fokker Triplane, like the one the Red Baron flew in WWI – but in the Deutsches Museum. Although I wanted so badly for this to be one of the many planes he flew in combat, it appears it is only a similar model. The Red Baron is so engrained in pop culture, that you see him in everything from famous movies to a Snoopy reference in the Peanuts cartoons. But he was certainly real. The Red Baron was a German fighter pilot named Manfred von Richthofen, who has been credited with more than 80 war time victories. It turns out the baron was not the most acrobatic or spectacular pilot, but rather than using risky or aggressive tactics like other pilots, he strictly observed a set of maxims that assured the success of both squadron and its pilots. In addition, he was an expert marksman from growing up hunting wild boar, elk, deer and birds. Combine this with his approach of attacking from above with the sun blinding opposing pilots, and you have one of the most consistent pilots in WWI.
For 25 years, Flimfest Munchen has debut films from around the world on screens around Munich. And 2009 was no exception, as the Flimfest sold a record 74,500 tickets, 17% more than 2008. Perhaps more people are going to the movies in a down economy. More than 200 films were shown, and sold out very quickly, even some of the lesser known filmmakers. I’ve posted several times about the English cinemas in Munich, but this is an example of films showing locally in the categories of American Independents, New French Cinema, Focus on the Far East, Latin visions. Winner for the best international show is announced tonight. In the photo, you can see one of the many venues around town, including the Deutsches museum cinemas.
What should we daydream about today? Perhaps it’s an ice cold Weissbeer at one of the hundreds (perhaps thousands) of beer gardens throughout town. Maybe it’s a long bike ride along the Isar river, to the point where you seamlessly blend from city to forrest. How about a short drive up to Garmish or one of the many Alpine villages nearby for a hike on trails that were only a month ago covered with snow. Not your speed, then think about trying one of the local pools and instead of taking a dip stop by the spa for a message and some quiet time. Then meet a friend at one of the many outdoor cafés in Munich for a bite and great conversation. What do you think she is daydreaming about? I came across her on the Isar near the Deutsches Museum and it certainly made me wonder. Spring has arrived in Munich, and the possibilities are endless. 
A fun view of the Lichtspielhaus (or light play house) that casts shadows for all passing by. The exhibit is part of the Kid’s Kingdom at the Deutsches Museum, where there is more than 1000 ways for kids age 3-9 to learn and gain knowledge of science. And the best part, is it’s all hands-on. In there, you will find a fire engine that kids can drive, life size legos, all sorts of computers and musical instruments, including a guitar that kids can walk in while it’s being played. For other age sets, you have Treasure Hunts, science workshops, glass blowing, flight school, and one of the oldest steam locomotives.
If you’re looking for techno cool, it doesn’t get better than the Deutsches Museum, the largest science and technology museum in the world. The main building on “Museum Island” in the middle of the Isar river has more than 55,000 Sq meters of exhibition space, and that doesn’t include newer additions like the Transportation and Air-space museum. There are more than 100,000 objects on exhibit in the areas of science, Materials and Production, Energy, Transport, Communication and information, and the Children’s Museum. Exhibits include objects from mining to atomic physics, from the Altamira cave to a magnified model of a human cell. They extend from the Stone Age to the present time. Collecting historically significant objects is still one of the Museum’s central tasks, so that the stock is constantly growing. Among the particular highlights are the first motorized aircraft built by the Wright brothers, the U1 submarine, the first program-controlled computer (Conrad Zuse’s Z3), and Diesel’s original engine on the island; the first motorcar by Karl Benz in the transport museum; and the Douglas DC3 at Schleißheim. (Thank you guest photographer, and yes I’m still taking a break from Octoberfest. J)
A Munich icon, the Museum Lichtspiele, shows a mixture of big cinema bloskbusters with cult movie classics like the Blues Brothers, The Big Blue and others – all in version original. They are famous with the claim of being the longest weekly showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which is getting close to 30 years now. Inside this “Kult Kino” are three amazingly small and intimate theatres, each with about 30 seats per room. Arrive early, pick up a German size beer, and enjoy a film or two.
