h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I have spent three months of my life in Munich Germany. Now first it always helps to know the language but you can get by for the most pat in English. And even if you know German someone might start talking to you in Bavarian and you will be lucky to understand a word. A good place to start your Munich adventure is the Englisher Gartens. There is so much to do here in the largest public park in Germany. If you like music there are musicians all over the place, most quite good. Or if nude sun bathing is your thing there's a place for that just be careful not to walk through it clothed. The Englisher Gartens is also a great place for bike riding, duck feeding, icecream eating or just eating. And as the rest of Germany there is PLENTY of Beer around in very large glasses.
One great thing about Munich, if your from Europe it wont seem like a big deal, is the public transit system. You can get anywhere from anywhere. Marien Platz(not sure on the spelling) is such a cool place to go. It's one of the main squares, the site of the old courthouse. It has a glockenspeil(spelling again) which is an old sort of enlarged Coo Coo Clock. Ok the main thing I wanted to talk about was the Englisher Gartens So maybe someone w/ more on hand info or a better memory will add more.
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A447978 - The Englischer Garten, Munich, Germany
A506594 - Public Transport in Munich, Germany

Recommendable not only in March/April:
A592616 - The Nockherberg, Munich, Germany

The Glockenspiel at the Marienplatz (performances at 11:00 and 12:00, during Summer also at 17:00) is an imitation of
- the wedding of Wilhelm V. and Renata von Lothringen
- the tournament that was held then (ie: 1568)
- and the 'Schäfflertanz' (Dance of the Shepheards) which dates back to the year 1517 when the city was struck by the plague.

see also: http://www.aviewoncities.com/munich/marienplatz.htm

Now for the rest...

Of course there's the Oktoberfest, the worlds biggest event of that type, with millions of visitors. The O-fest lasts for 3 weeks and *ends* on the first weekend in October so actually most of it is in September. I had plans to write an entry about that but [Ooops, this server is *down* at the moment ] www.o-fest.de/english/index.html has all that I ever wanted to tell.

Things to eat & drink:
- Weisswurst (see A412534),
- Weizenbier (A593697),
- Schweinsbraten mit Knödel & Blaukraut (roast pork with dumpling and red cabbage)
- Leberknödelsuppe (liver dumpling soup, sounds worse than it is and actually doesn't taste like the liver your ma used to cook! )
- Kasspatzn (Spätzle type of dumplings, with cheese and roasted onions, see A435160)

Where to do that:
- Rathauskeller (right under the Rathaus = city hall)
- Augustiner (pedestrian zone between Marienplatz and Karlsplatz)
- Augustiner beergarden (corner of Arnulfstr. and Zirkus-Krone-Str.)
- Weißes Bräuhaus (between Marienplatz and Isartor)
- any of the dozens of beergardens in and around the city

Hi all, here comes my contribution to Munich...

Anyone visiting Munich WILL need more than a weekend to see all... But there is nothing impeding people to make more than ONE citybreak here.

Here are some more spots to go see:

- The 'Deutsches Museum', which in spite of its name is not supposed to be a museum on German history. Instead it is (the biggest, so they claim) museum for technological stuff, ranging from aircraft to a huge replica of a coal/ore/etc. mine in the basement. (One day is certainly not enough for that museum) - The museum is located near the city centre, from the S-Bahn station Isartal there are directing signs (If one doesn't understand German, one may follow the streams of class-excursions and tourists - they're probably not going anywhere else)

- Art: There are at least four immense Galleries, one would want to visit: Lenbachhaus (avant-garde, bauhaus, blauer-reiter, art deco, modern art - my favourite BTW), Alte Pinakothek (Classic stuff), Neue Pinakothek (more recent, ie. until the 1800s, stuff), Haus der Kunst (famous stuff). One new Gallery is opening soon (Pinakothek der Moderne) which adds to the 'old' and 'new' Galleries mentioned above, with modern Art. (Lenbachhaus, New and Old 'Pinakothek are located in the central part of the city - subwaystation: Königsplatz, which BTW is also a nice place to stroll about - The 'Haus der Kunst' is located right at the southern end of the Englischer Garten (Subway: Odeonsplatz)

- Nymphenburg Castle. The castle (a versailles en miniature - one can take guided tours BTW) also has a huge park surrounding it - quite like the Englischer Garten but not so infested with people. That park also has little 'castelets' (which one can visit) for the Kings mistresses, for diverse Soirés (sp?), just for fun etc. Beware of the geese and swans - they are they are VERY snapish, they're probably there to protect the estate. (To get there one will have to ask for directions. There's a tramway to that pülace (Line 17 IIRC)

Download the following brochure (pdf) for more information:
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Bye,

HELL

Nymphenburg: Line 12 !!! (I just looked it up)

HELL

Ok, we had 'Things to eat', now on for...


'Creatures to meet'

Researchers U171578 and U132240

http://www.muenchen-tourist.de/pdf/broschueren/ entdecken_sie_muenchen.pdf

that's the link... sorry folks.

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http://www.muenchen-tourist.de/pdf/broschueren/entdecken_sie_muenchen.pdf

nnnngrmpf! That's the link... sorry folks