European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Parts of Munich appear to never slow Down a As this time exposure taken at night shows. Munich what to see Between trips to the festival ground by Joseph Owen staff writer it was easy to feel like celebrities is we stood peering Down from an enclosed platform in the Munich City Hall Tower looking at the crowd gathered in the Marie Platz. Most people in the Square had turned their eyes up toward the Tower. Sonic1 had set up folding chairs and were watching intently As though they expected someone special to appear. Far to the the right appropriately disciples of an ultraconservative political movement dispensed balloons and bumper slickers shouting about How refugee foreigners were stealing jobs that should belong to germans. Most of the people ignored them and continued looking up. Then As the spectators began pointing upward and taking excitedly the pleasant Multi toned thuds of. Several Bells rang out and we realised it was not us the crowd was looking at. The people were watching the daily 11 . Performance of the City Hail Carillon which includes a mechanical Collet Ion of painted figures dial had lurched into action on the Tower below. The year round spectacle is Only one of hundreds of detours available to people whose Oklob Ertest tolerance wanes after 20 minutes of sweaty t Onga dam ing in an overcrowded Beer tent. Munich Germany s third target City is so big that even people who Hae been there a dozen times can find something new and interesting to do. The glockenspiel for example proves that the oktoberfest in t the Only Munich tradition to be inspired by a marriage. The Middle tier of moving figures depot is tournaments staged As entertainment at the 18-Day Celebration of the wedding of Bavaria s Duke William v and Renata of Lorraine in 1568. Built in 1904, the Chimes consist of 43 different sized Bells that Span a i octaves and weigh anywhere from 22 pounds to a ton. The Chimes also ring nightly at 9. If that does t satisfy one s craving for mechanical thrills a trip to the nearby Deutscher museum will. The museum which might be considered Germany s answer to the smithsonian institution monopolizes an Island in the Isar River and the attention of almost everybody who visits it. The world s largest museum devoted solely to science and technology it is crammed with ships planes trains spacecraft models Large Industrial machines and other gadgets and features More than a thousand working models that visitors can activate. A special exhibit of devices and photographs until Jan. 10 portrays the work of German Engineer and flight Pioneer Otto Lilienthal who conducted the first documented heavier than air flight in 1891. The museum is open 9 . To 5 . Daily and is close to the Sartor commuter trains Bahn station. Tor Art lovers the alte Pina Kotchek on Theresie Strasse is a must. It is a vast building with an extensive collection of paintings from the 14th through i7lh centuries. Across the Street is the Neue Pina Kotchek which features a less impressive collection of paintings and sculptures from the Ihli and 19th centuries. The museums Are open tuesday through sunday from 9 1 5 . To 4 30 . And Are closed on mondays. In addition the alte Pina Kotchek is open 7-9 . On tuesdays and thursdays and the Neue Pina Kotchek is open 7-9 . On tuesdays. Bavaria s capital City also has Many smaller More obscure museums including a bizarre establishment that opened within the last year and claims to be seven museums in one. Called the centrum fur the English Carden is a popular place to eat relax and feed the waterfowl.  Musteen a or Center for extraordinary museums a this modern three Story Structure features Large collections of chamber pots locks corkscrews pedal cars easter rabbits and Bou Dalous. Bou Dalous Are squat elegantly painted Ceramic containers that upper class 18th and 19th-Century women used discreetly As Bedpan when circumstances a such As Long winded sermons by the French preacher after whom the basins were named a prevented them from attending to such matters in private. They Are part of a meticulously documented chamber pot collection that is both comprehensive and amusing. Gathered from All Over Europe and dating As far Back As the roman Empire of the first Century the pots show that even bodily functions were a Rich source of entertainment. Some pots have mirrors mounted in the 8 stripes Magazine september 12, 1991