Egyptian Weekend in Munich

The start of Okotberfest was this past weekend, and to celebrate, we went to IKEA on Saturday, and then we went to the Egyptian museum on Sunday. I know that sounds exactly like what Oktoberfest is about. Walking around inside along a predetermined path with very hushed voices looking at sculptures from thousands of years ago. Sarcasm aside, the Egyptian museum has a deal on Sundays that entry is only 1€, and since we had not received the PIN numbers for our debit cards yet, we were a little limited in what we could partake in around the city. Plus, the weather was pretty crappy (rainy, cold, windy) and walking around outside seemed like a poor idea. The picture on the left is the Marienplatz, kind of like the center of the city, and it's most iconic and historic building, all decorated with regional flags for Oktoberfest. It's the first thing you see coming out of the subway station in the city center, and quite a sight to behold, even on cold, rainy, and gross weather days.















But we did manage to make our wish list and budget for furnishing our apartment and the museum was actually pretty cool. Of course, we also spent a good deal of Saturday watching soccer games. We may not have been particularly adventurous last weekend, but we weren't bored either! Here are some pictures from the museum, mostly courtesy of Joe.

Same carvings, but with Sarah for scale

Large wall carvings

Neat lion brick mosaic

The fabric exhibit had this unique display. The drawers pulled out about a foot and a half,
to display different tapestries flat and protected from air exposure, but if you look behind
Sarah you can see that they only stuck out a few inches from the wall. The drawers were
mostly inside the wall, so they didn't take up display space in the room, but you could fully
pull them out and check out what was inside them. 

There was also a pretty interesting display about the process of displaying statues. Start with your rectangular block and then progress through these steps: 

Step 2 - Block out the shapes

Step 1 - Outline

Step 4- Further trim the shapes

Step 3- Trim down the shapes

Step 5- Add detail and finish!