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Munich
\nMay 19, 2011\u00a0<\/h2>\n

Took a very nice walk along the Isar River after work.\u00a0 They\u2019ve been doing a lot of work on the river, tons of landscaping, beaches, floating walking paths, tunnels, recreation areas, etc.\u00a0 It\u2019s wildly pleasant.\u00a0 Everyone\u2019s on their bikes and walking with their families or sweethearts.\u00a0 The weather was fantastic.<\/p>\n

\"meeting_place\"<\/a>Speaking of bikes, I wish I could take urban planners from all over the States, jam them into a plane, and take them to Munich to see the enormous benefits a large city receives when it becomes truly friendly to bicycle traffic.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019s really a revelation to walk around a city that embraces the bicycle to the degree that Munich does.\u00a0 Any other city this size in the states would be much<\/em> more choked with cars than Munich is.\u00a0 When you get such a high percentage of your population on public transportation and two-wheeled transportation, your automobile traffic simply isn\u2019t as bad.\u00a0\"steeples_over_the_trees\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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I think I found a great public meeting place in Munich.\u00a0 There\u2019s a large fountain in front of one of the old city gates in an area called Karlsplatz (or Stachus).\u00a0 I was there last night after saying so long to my pal Tex at City Segway Tours, and it seems that every attractive young Municher was there waiting for his\/her date.\u00a0 It would be a great place to snap candids or just people watch.\u00a0 Incidentally, adjacent to this fountain is the largest-business-volume McDonalds in the world.\"rainbow_museum\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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I stopped by City Segway tours to say so long to my tour guide Tex.\u00a0 I had forgotten to write on his floor (it\u2019s a thing), so I composed something nice and suggestive.\u00a0 \u201cThis\u2019ll give your customers something to ask you about, \u201d I said.<\/p>\n

Segway Tours I\u2019ve Done<\/h4>\n
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  • Berlin<\/li>\n
  • Minneapolis (Old Mill area)<\/li>\n
  • Munich<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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