Augsburg!

I discovered Augsburg many months ago because I was getting some viewers for my rambles from there >< I realised it is one of the oldest cities in Bavaria/Germany and that I should make a visit someday :) and I'm glad I finally got a chance! It's not within the MVV zone for my student ticket, so I was lucky that I got 10euros off the DB tickets from a special code in my knoppers chocolate :P (once again feeling like charlie from charlie in the chocolate factory, and it's a bonus when knoppers IS my favourite chocolate ><)

As the COVID situation is still very unpredictable and I've put travel plans to other countries (even within Europe) on hold because I didn't want it to affect my labwork, I was pleasantly surprised that Augsburg allowed me to learn about Mozart's family without visiting Austria. Mozart's father's house (Leopold Mozart) is located in Augsburg! He was born there, as well worked in the vicinity before moving to Austria. I was also REALLY lucky that the month of Sept was arts appreciation month, so the entry fee was waived! My favourite part of the museum was the music room which is completely dark except for these strips of light that resemble piano keys that light up as Leopold's music plays in the background...I would have loved to sit there for a long time :P I definitely recommend a visit to this museum and it is very very well maintained : )

In general I found Augsburg city to be busy with people, though it still retains some olden day charm to its buildings and some narrow alleyways. There is roman influence with some artifacts that they have displayed in the gardens, there is also catholic influence in the design of some of their old buildings (and it was really nice to watch this wedding procession on the day I was there! all the cars were honking and it was such a cheerful atmosphere)....and there were sporadic old buildings retained amongst newer ones that now house modern stores. I discovered (and totally got lost) in this shop called All Over The World which sells so many wonderful things with nice patterns like stationery, household items, etc.

Most of all, I liked the fact that there were many artisanal bakeries with BEAUTIFUL freshly baked bread. I stopped at 2: Cumpanum by Andre Heuck and 32 degrees. I really wish we had more of such bakeries in Munich!! <3 There is also a chain called Wolf that sells many interesting breads, cakes, chocolates, jams etc. I got half a butter pound cake from there : )

Outside 32 degrees

from Cumpanum

For lunch I ate at a small cafe near the Konigsplatz that served Hasen-Biere (unfortunately I don't remember the name of the cafe >< you will recognize it from the huge umbrellas though! but I mainly went there because I wanted to try the beer unique to Augsburg. I also did have a chicken burger) I admit, I enjoyed the radler even better than the ones I've had in Munich because it tastes softer and fresher for some reason.

I visited a really interesting art museum as well called Lettl that features surreal art. You can't take photos inside but one of my favourite pieces was "...und weider kommt sie zi spat"-2000 (and again she's late). It's not a very big museum but there are many pieces that make you think or chuckle and it questions the concepts of dreams as well as the artist being a medium instead of the creator.

Lastly I had a chilli hot chocolate for tea at Cosmos Heart cafe. It's a cute cafe hidden in one of the little lanes in the shopping district and was set up by a few individuals who believed in combining various qualities of the east and west to bring about some richness to our lives. I sat in the courtyard which was painted a calming blue : )