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Trees and wanderer in Englischer Garten

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One of the largest urban parks in the world, Englischer Garten offers the closest escape from Munich, and can easily be visited as a destination in its own right.
The Englischer Garten was planned in the late 18th century, and has been expanded several times since. It is one of the largest urban parks in the world, and was named after the English Garden that was the model for landscape gardens at the time it was opened. Apart from the large northern part of the Gardens, there is a southern part which I did not visit. Instead, I walked around the Kleinhesseloher Lake with several small islands in its middle, and returned to the entrance at the northern side. By now, there were more people than before, walking, running, playing - in summer, the park attracts many more visitors and becomes overcrowded despite its size. Today, unfortunately, the Japanese Teahouse, opened for the Olympics in 1972, was closed - traditional Japanese tea ceremonies are performed regularly at this place. I returned to the city with a feeling of having walked in nature for a long time - in reality, I had never left the city.
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