It was a beautiful day today in Munich, blue sky and 37°C/99°F. Despite the heat a small group of three Canadians and two Americans managed to climb the 299 steps to the viewing platform of St. Peter's church, also known as "Old Peter", to enjoy the spectacular view.

This is the place where the famous white sausage of Munich was born. Due to the heat we didn't have any sausages, but a breakfast beer instead.

The world famous Hofbräuhaus has a beautiful, shady beer garden, a wonderful place to spend some time on a hot day like today. We had another beer...