Munich. What to Do?
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- virtu
Hey all. So, I am going to be in Munich for a week in December. Ive never been. My wife is going for business and I am tagging along. I am wondering what I should do when I am there. I am one of those "rigorous planner" types, so I am trying to figure out my plans ahead of time. I was thinking I might go to a concentration camp (kinda scary), do people recommend doing that?
- AndyRoss0
I wouldn't recommend going to a concentration camp. They might keep you.
Anyway, I've heard the beer is good in Munich. So have some of that. All the food there is made from left lower descending colon, so you may want to avoid that.
I shouldn't jump to conclusions, but I guess if you're with your wife, you man not want to hear how fantastic the prostitutes are.
- Llyod0
why the fuck would you want to go to a concentration camp? I've been to one and it sucked.
- virtu0
I would go to a concentration camp to have a better understanding of the history of the holocaust. Ive studied it a lot, and I think it is important to understand things like that. Ive been to a number of holocaust museums, including the one in israel, so I think a visit to one of the camps is important.
It is obviously not going to be the funnest and happiest thing ive ever done, but, I am still interested to go.
- lvl_130
if you are there for a week, i would seriously consider taking a train to austria (either salzburg or innsbruck). both are gorgeous and only about 2 hours away. plus the train ride through the alps is fantastic.
in munich i would say spend a couple days just walking around admiring the surroundings. there is no need for a plan per se, but if you are a die-hard planner i would say take a look at these sites.
http://www.ricksteves.com/search…
http://lonelyplanet.com/destinat…
as cheese as they may be, they offer some good info every once in a while :)
- Witt0
well that's pretty unfair. Going to germany to see gulags is just like driving to holland to smoke a joint. It's unfair and insulting to the people who live there. honestly.
Munich is a great city. lots of things to do. You can go to the Nymphenburg palace; the wonderful modern art museum (e.g. to see originals from Paul Klee), go to hoffbräuhaus, opera, walk around the market to buy wonderful clothes and shoes (1 user, no shite inside it).
I was in Munich once. It's not "my city". I mean I have no report to the place, but it's beautiful and welcoming and most people would like to live in it.
- Witt0
no report = no liaison
- JerseyRaindog0
well that's pretty unfair. Going to germany to see gulags is just like driving to holland to smoke a joint. It's unfair and insulting to the people who live there. honestly.
Witt
(Oct 19 07, 17:53)A bit harsh Witt. virtu has studied the holocaust and wants to add to his knowledge. I lived in Czchoslovakia in the 70's as my pop worked in the British Embassy there. I remember all too well visiting a concentration camp near Prague called Theresienstadt and the village of Lidice which was raised to the ground in retaliation for the assassination of Heydrich. It's incredibly important that we remember these places and these atrocities and they are valid places to want to see. Just as your recommendations are.
Virtu, I think Dachau was near Munich. http://www.kz-gedenkstaette-dach…
- GreedoLives0
We had to take a school trip to Dachau in the sixth grade, that place is a horror. Definitely see the Hofbräuhaus, the prototypical bavarian beer hall. It's riddled with tourists, but there's still a hard core of old codgers that come there for their daily bear and meal. The art museums (the various Pinakotheken) are really worth a visit and should keep you busy at least a couple days. Try to see the royal treasury in the Residenz, utterly amazing to get a sense of just how wealthy your typical king was. The Deutsche Museum on the Museumsinsel was insanely fun when i was a kid, haven't been there in 20 years tho, it's basically a cultural-historical museum combined with a technical museum. When i was there last, they had a recreation of a coal mine with real coal that i didn't want to leave, my parents had to drag me out of there kicking and screaming.
If you like odd cabinets of wonders, try the Karl Valentin Museum in the Isartor, one of the old gates to the city. Valentin was a comedic actor from the 20s, immensely popular. You won't get the numerous visual and auditory jokes in there, but the place is amazing, it's just jam-packed to the rafters with old curios and mementos and typical cheesy german shit.
Munich has some great parks, nice to walk around in the fall and just enjoy the city, stop for some coffee and cake or some Glühwein, hot mulled wine, if they have it already (might be a bit too soon/warm).
The old town hall and the Frauenkirche (don't miss the 'devil's footprint' inside) are musts of course, and there's tons of great markets where you can score all sort of goodness.
for the markets, look here:
http://www.muenchen.de/home/6009…
- Witt0
sorry - wasn't trying to be harsh or criticize even. nor lessen the importance of memorial museums.
- wunderbra0
i thought witt was funny.
that aside: good to plan ahead, munich is huge (not for americans though, but still)
concentration camp: very good idea. it can really put things in your life into perspective.
but mostly: have fun, and a few large pints!
- GreedoLives0
pints. PINTS!
A Maß! A whole freaking liter of liquid gold!
Or, if you got driving to do, A Halbe.