One of the things I love best about Munich is the high quality of the street musicians. Tonight on our way downtown for dinner, we ran across this string trio playing Vivaldi in an enclosed shopping area near Odeonsplatz. Frequently I hear professional-quality chamber music right on the sidewalk.

We went to dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe. We don't go there very often -- only when we're in the mood for a real hamburger, or nachos, or a margarita or something that's hard to come by in most German restaurants. Tonight we were seated in the Fleetwood Mac/Peter Frampton section, with a lovely view of Tom Petty's uglyshirt. And oh! They played that Fatboy Slim video where Christopher Walken dances! Weapon of Choice, I mean. Oh my goodness, I love that video. Also, KC and the Sunshine Band, "Shake Your Booty." Heh.

My one disappointment was that they didn't play "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Because I hear there's no snow in Africa this year, either.