Munich - BMW Welt
As Auto Union is to Ingolstadt, Mercedes to Stuttgart, Volkswagen to Wolfsburg, and British Leyland to Cowley, so is BMW the pride of Munich.
BMW, in Munich, is B-I-G. So much so that they have built BMW Welt up next to Olympiapark. Yes, the Bavarian motor manufacturer actually has its very own museum-cum-show-off-center. It is really quite impressive.
It has all manner of informative exhibits, displays and showcases, along with F1 cars, and big-ass motorcycles that you can sit on without worrying if you're strong enough to hold it upright. There's even somewhere to get an unmasculine European coffee, or something to eat.
Believe it or not, you can even come here and pick up your new car, or bike. Whodathunkit?
BMW, in Munich, is B-I-G. So much so that they have built BMW Welt up next to Olympiapark. Yes, the Bavarian motor manufacturer actually has its very own museum-cum-show-off-center. It is really quite impressive.
It has all manner of informative exhibits, displays and showcases, along with F1 cars, and big-ass motorcycles that you can sit on without worrying if you're strong enough to hold it upright. There's even somewhere to get an unmasculine European coffee, or something to eat.
Believe it or not, you can even come here and pick up your new car, or bike. Whodathunkit?
Q. Just out of interest, do you know what the BMW logo actually represents?
Scroll down to find out...
Trick question. The truth is that no-one can actually say for sure. Legend has it that it harks back to the days when BMW was making engines for WWI aeroplanes. One day, whilst testing a new engine, an employee noticed the silver propeller against the blue sky and this was the logo born. Problem with this is that a) BMW didn't make propellers, and b) the logo had already been in use for six months when they tested their first aero engine. The most likely explanation is that it was simply designed to mimic the state colours of Bavaria. Back in those days it was against the law to use coats of arms in logos. The colours of the state of Bavaria are Blue and White checker pattern, so the logo was designed to mimic the company's place of origin. The spinning propeller is probably just one of those serendipitous urban myths, but a nice one, nevertheless.