Augustiner Brewery, Munchen (Munich), Bayern, Germany, 2010

The Augustiner Brewery isn't as well known, and Augustiner beer isn't as well known, internationally as for example Becks, but it is a major manufacturer, as you can see. There's an equally impressive brewpub attached to it that I drank at on the night that I took this photo (It was dusk already.). In addition to the rather old brewery (which dates to 1328, although these particular buildings look newer since they were built in 1885, this being the brewery's third location.), I think that the street outside is also interesting. This is Landsbergerstrasse, which hosts car, tram, and bike traffic, each with their own dedicated lanes. This is quite a contrast from where I'm from in the U.S. where the auto lobby are able to monopolize the taxpayers' money. The bike lanes in Munich are especially impressive to me, mainly because they're everywhere and quite usable, even in comparison with Prague. Bikes work best in city centres, but in Prague the irony is that they're most useful (or at least safest) in the suburbs, where there are better bike lanes!! In Munich it doesn't matter where you ride, at least as far as I can tell, as every neighborhood is well provided with bike lanes.