Bavarian lions

It is cold in Munich too and therefore we visited the large city castle - the Residence - in the middle of town to stay inside.  One perceives that it is large from the outside, but the golden splendor inside is astonishing and the walk from Grotto Court to Antiquarium to the Black Hall to the Portrait Gallery to the Porcelain Cabinet to to the Queen's and then to the King's Apartment ......  made our Sunday walk of two hours. With famous steps up and down, we did not mind that the Nibelungen Halls were closed.

Posts about the Munich Residence will come,  today just an introduction of the lions at the entrance:

They face on to one of the liveliest pedestrian streets and to rub the snout of the lions in the 'finial' will give luck and prosperity. One could say a Bavarian Ganesha's belly.  If one is observant one can see people walking by and without stopping quick rubbing, continuing to the second lion and rubbing again. Quickly and preferably in the morning before going to work.

It seems to work because here we hear more often laughter of well being then in Paris.

Do you have an iPad?  You may touch the lion virtually and wait for the results.