European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                M if n i c b <5� sgt f by Mark Kinkade staff writer. Quot cabbage head yes or no a maybe the elderly German Man was asking the question in the Munich train station As a kind of Entrance exam for visitors. Or maybe he was just one of the City s local Quot colourful  while Many were taken Aback by the \ question others such As americans and native munchers were used to Odd characters talking about produce in the Middle of a train station. It s part of life in a big City. Welcome to Munich Germany s answer to too town. Such bizarre behaviour is part of the City fabric. Like the colors on an artist s palette the unusual assortment of people places and events in the bavarian City makes life there a pleasing Parade of variety. This is after All a place where German yuppies drink cappuccinos in a sch Abing Street cafe while another local character cowers by their feet until someone passes by. Then Barking like a crazed dog the Loon leaps out and startles the passing person. Munich has Long been considered a Quot must see Quot City in Germany. Or As Siegrid Zose a tourist aide with Euraide said Quot if you visit Germany and can visit Only one City which one do you go to  what makes the City so appealing is the huge influx of people and personalities that has marked it so clearly. From the wide open and grandiose streets around Ludwi Strasse in the heart of the City to the Yuppie dominated coffeehouses of sch Abing near Midtown Munich is a mixture of people Charm and conservative affluence. According to tourist information Munich is the place most germans Are Likely to move to if they leave their hometowns. Students overflow at the historic University and tourists fill the hotels. Powered by High tech industries such As car maker Bow and mob an aerospace firm the City grew in economic importance As Well As cultural in the pos world War ii recovery period. Writers painters artists and filmmakers Hobnob with the economic elite during Power lunches at local ritzy restaurants. But when the oktoberfest Rolls around those same social standouts can be found Swilling Beer in tents while polka bands play through the night. Given its diversity Munich offers something for every tourist. Most visitors head straight for the Rathaus in the Altstadt the City Hall in the old Cit where an continued on Page 4 the twin towers of the Frauen Kirche Church of our lady Rise above the Skyline. Big City Charm blended with Small town friendliness september 22, 1994 stripes Magazine