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Munich is a fine, handsome, open town, full of noble streets and splendid buildings; but in spite of this and of its hundred and seventy thousand inhabitants, an atmosphere of quiet and provincialism hovers over it. There is but little traffic on ordinary occasions along its broad ways, and customers in its well stocked shops are few and far between. MUNICH IS A FINE HANDSOME OPEN TOWN FULL OF NOBLE STREETS AND SPLENDID BUILDINGS BUT IN SPITE OF THIS AND OF ITS HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THOUSAND INHABITANTS AN ATMOSPHERE OF QUIET AND PROVINCIALISM HOVERS OVER IT THERE IS BUT LITTLE TRAFFIC ON ORDINARY OCCASIONS ALONG ITS BROAD WAYS AND CUSTOMERS IN ITS WELL STOCKED SHOPS ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN
ooks," intended to assist the English traveller in his efforts to make himself understood by the German people, and I have come to the conclusion that the work I took out with me was the most sensible and practical of the lot. Finding it utterly hopeless to explain ourselves to the waiter, we let the thing go, and trusted to Providence; and in about ten minutes the man brought us a steaming omelette, with about a pound of strawberry jam inside, and powdered sugar all over the outside. We put a deal of pepper and salt on it to try and counteract the flavour of the sweets, but we did not really enjoy it even then. After breakfast we got a time-table, and looked out for a train to Ober-Ammergau. I found one which started at 3.10. It seemed a very nice train indeed; it did not stop anywhere. The railway authorities themselves were evidently very proud of it, and had printed particulars of it in extra thick type. We decided to patronise it. To pass away the time, we strolled about the city.  AND CONVERSATION BOOKS INTENDED TO ASSIST THE ENGLISH TRAVELLER IN HIS EFFORTS TO MAKE HIMSELF UNDERSTOOD BY THE GERMAN PEOPLE AND I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE WORK I TOOK OUT WITH ME WAS THE MOST SENSIBLE AND PRACTICAL OF THE LOT FINDING IT UTTERLY HOPELESS TO EXPLAIN OURSELVES TO THE WAITER WE LET THE THING GO AND TRUSTED TO PROVIDENCE AND IN ABOUT TEN MINUTES THE MAN BROUGHT US A STEAMING OMELET WITH ABOUT A POUND OF STRAWBERRY JAM INSIDE AND POWDERED SUGAR ALL OVER THE OUTSIDE WE PUT A DEAL OF PEPPER AND SALT ON IT TO TRY AND COUNTERACT THE FLAVOUR OF THE SWEETS BUT WE DID NOT REALLY ENJOY IT EVEN THEN AFTER BREAKFAST WE GOT A TIME TABLE AND LOOKED OUT FOR A TRAIN TO OBER AMMERGAU I FOUND ONE WHICH STARTED AT THREE TEN IT SEEMED A VERY NICE TRAIN INDEED IT DID NOT STOP ANYWHERE THE RAILWAY AUTHORITIES THEMSELVES WERE EVIDENTLY VERY PROUD OF IT AND HAD PRINTED PARTICULARS OF IT IN EXTRA THICK TYPE WE DECIDED TO PATRONIZE IT TO PASS AWAY THE TIME WE STROLLED ABOUT THE CITY
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