We met some friends from Texas in Munich this weekend. They were doing a big European vacation, and we met up with them for the Munich portion of their trip.
Jason and I had been to Munich before for Oktoberfest, but it was completely different this time. It was fun to spend some more time walking around and seeing the buildings - something we didn't really have time for when we came before. It rained most of our second day there, which was a bummer, but we made the best of it.
One thing that was a little annoying, however, was how inflated the prices were because its such a touristy town. The food and drink especially were pricey. I like the Wiesbaden prices much better and I'm glad to be back, even if its still just to our hotel room.
Also, I think we'll try to take a train next time. We decided to drive to avoid some up front costs of getting a train pass, but what was supposed to be a 3-4 hour drive turned into a 5-6 hour drive both ways! That's a little long for just a casual weekend trip, in my opinion.
We were going to do Neuschwanstein, but we decided to save it for another day. It was raining on and off, and we decided that we just wanted to get back. I think it might be cooler in the Fall when the leaves are changing anyways, and maybe we'll be able to go on a weekday so its not as busy.
Jason and I had been to Munich before for Oktoberfest, but it was completely different this time. It was fun to spend some more time walking around and seeing the buildings - something we didn't really have time for when we came before. It rained most of our second day there, which was a bummer, but we made the best of it.
One thing that was a little annoying, however, was how inflated the prices were because its such a touristy town. The food and drink especially were pricey. I like the Wiesbaden prices much better and I'm glad to be back, even if its still just to our hotel room.
Also, I think we'll try to take a train next time. We decided to drive to avoid some up front costs of getting a train pass, but what was supposed to be a 3-4 hour drive turned into a 5-6 hour drive both ways! That's a little long for just a casual weekend trip, in my opinion.
We were going to do Neuschwanstein, but we decided to save it for another day. It was raining on and off, and we decided that we just wanted to get back. I think it might be cooler in the Fall when the leaves are changing anyways, and maybe we'll be able to go on a weekday so its not as busy.
A view of the Rathaus (town hall) in the Marionplatz (square in the city center). Very cool building. Three times a day, figurines circle to music in the green section on the center tower - like a cuckoo clock.
Chinese Pagoda in the Englischer Gartens. The gardens are huge, and you come to this after a 5 minute stroll into the center of the park. There's a building to the right that serves beer and traditional German food, and you just find a picnic table and hang out. It was a nice experience with perfect weather.
An exotic fruit stand near the Marionplatz. My brother would have loved this because they had dragon fruit (bright pink in the center).
The back of the main basilica
The BMW museum - very cool building
Outside of the BMW museum
A bird's eye view of Olympia Park where the infamous 1972 Olympics took place. I didn't know the whole history of this event, so if you're interested click the image above.
View of the BMW headquarters
Olympia Tower
Main basilica in the city center. The front was under construction :(
The shopping area downtown
A funny little store downtown
The outskirts of the shopping and pedestrian zone
Not only are dogs welcome in restaurants here, but the waitresses at the Augustiner Brau were fawning all over this dog - giving it kitchen scraps, making him sit and shake, etc. Kind of funny.
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