Fun in the snow

After Kathy, Megan, and Sarah left, Caitlin stayed for a couple more days. We went to the two main palaces in Munich, the Schloss Nymphenburg on the last day of the year, when the building was closed, but the grounds were open. In addition to a huge building, the grounds are extensive, with many walking paths and gardens. On summer days its a popular place to go for Münchner.

Panorama of the 'summer' palace for the Bavarian royalty, Schloss Nymphenburg. On this day, however, it was covered in snow.

And on the previous day we went to the "Munich Residenz," the main palace of the Bavarian royalty, which is now a museum. Also, a portion of the museum houses the treasury - all the crowns and precious jewels that they had collected over the years.

Crown of Queen Kunigunde (975-1040). It is assumed that she actually wore this crown, but it is not known for sure. The crown was on a "head reliquary" and therefore might have been placed there after her death. It's one of the oldest items in the treasury.

St George slaying the dragon. With lots of jewels.  St George is the patron saint of the House of Wittelsbach, which ruled Bavaria from the 1100s until 1918, when they were deposed. He is also the patron saint of the Munich Residenz, and this valuable item is not allowed to leave the Residenz.

Really cool pocket watch from 1620. Unfortunately there was no detailed description, even in the self-guided audio, so I don't know anything about its history. However, if you look closely, on a high resolution image below, the dials denote the following. Top: Lunar cycle and phases of the moon. Right: Standard 12 hour clock. Bottom: Calendar with the day of the month and month of the year. Left: Day of the week. Center: I-II-III-IIII, but I'm not sure what this represents. Anybody?