Short visit to Munich

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  1. shkin

    shkin Maven (1,305) Feb 6, 2011 New York

    I'll be in Munich on the way to Austria. Are there any beer-wise or usual site-seeing-wise attractions I should consider if I have a few hours to spare in the afternoon on a work day?
     
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    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Bierman9 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,313) Dec 20, 2001 New Hampshire
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    Have a tasty, filling meal and some Aventinus at the Schneider Weisses Brauhaus in the downtown pedestrian area..

    Zum Wohl!!
     
  4. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    And sleep on the way to Austria! :grin:
     
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    einhorn Savant (1,175) Nov 3, 2005 California

    The airport is fairly far from downtown if that's your means of travel. There are some decent restaurants in the airport itself if you are really constrained to a 4 hour layover.
     
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    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    @shkin -- are you on a layover to catch another flight? Or are you hopping a train at the Munich Hauptbahnhof to Austria?

    I ask about the HBH because Augustiner Bräustuben (or Keller) isn't far.
     
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  7. shkin

    shkin Maven (1,305) Feb 6, 2011 New York

    I'm taking a train, technically I only need to get to Ostbahnhof, but Hauptbahnhoff works too. Thanks for the tip, I found them both, and they are open at 10 in the morning. Which one is better?
     
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    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Probably the Bräustuben this time of year. The Keller has a nice indoor bierhall, but it's really a biergarten experience.

    I forget what's near the Ostbahnhoff.
     
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    einhorn Savant (1,175) Nov 3, 2005 California

    Just my $.02 ... I thoroughly enjoy Augustiner Keller but if I was only in Munich for a few hours and had never been before, I'd suggest things around Marienplatz such as Hofbrauhaus and Schneider. If it's nice weather, the Viktualienmarkt is a great hangout and they serve Augustiner there.
     
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    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Don't know this place, but I just saw it's not far from Ostbahnhoff.

    https://www.haidhauser-augustiner.de/

    FWIW -- Vktualienmarkt looks about halfway between the HBH and the OBH. A hike either way. But hey, "a few hours?" Marienplatz is a great stroll and ending at Schneider, HB, or the V-markt before trekking back to either station would be enjoyable.
     
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    Domingo Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Apr 23, 2005 Colorado
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    There isn't a whole lot near the Munich Ostbahnhof. It's a terrific area for lodging and for food (TONS of great international food near there), but for beer the only thing I can recall is Tap-House. They double as a Camba Bayern bierhall and an import specialty bar. As a tourist, it's not the kind of place I'd recommend.
    If that's where you're arriving, you can catch the S-Bahn to anywhere in the city limits pretty quickly. If you're rolling up at 10AM, you can be at Marienplatz (the main town square) in like 10-15 minutes. I think it's only 4 stops from there. That's the route I'd go. Marienplatz has halls from all of the 6 city brands, Andechs, Schneider, Hopf/Tegernsee, Ayinger, and more. I'd recommend Andechser Am Dom as my personal favorite spot, but you can have a hell of a time at any number of places. 4 hours is plenty of time, too.
     
  14. shkin

    shkin Maven (1,305) Feb 6, 2011 New York

    Somehow I didn't see any replies until the afternoon today. Thanks, everyone! I am supposed to land around 10 am but then don't need to get on the road until later in the afternoon. I've been going on a similar route many times before, but never spent time in Munich. This time, I was thinking of taking the S-Bahn to Marienplatz and eventually walking either to Ostbahnhof or Hauptbahnhof after a couple of hours in the city. I appreciate all the suggestions.

    That said, I learned that Lufthansa union workers are going on strike the night I fly to Munich. We'll see how it goes...
     
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    Domingo Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Apr 23, 2005 Colorado
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    They keep changing how many "zones" are part of the Munich MVV system (their public transport system) but I think you can still buy an all-day/all-transport ticket for something like 10 Euros a day. That covers the entire city limits and it works for the S-bahn, U-bahn, buses, trams, etc. If you don't plan on heading to the burbs, you can get one of the basic passes. I think the airport tacks on some additional fees (it's way out near Freising) but it's still pretty affordable. The various MVV machines always seem to pitch 1-way tickets, but I've always found the all-day tickets to be a better deal.
     
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    grantcty Savant (1,016) Feb 17, 2008 Minnesota
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    They have a very handy app now where you can buy fares/tickets. We used it last year and it was nice not to have to mess with the machines.

    Speaking of which, there was a message in it saying that there was going to be a Deutsche Bahn strike March 7-8 affecting regional/national rail passenger transport.

    @shkin would that strike affect you also?
     
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    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Best story about those machines -- my friend and I had just arrived at the new (to us, and at the time) Flughaf and we were standing in front of the kiosk. Me trying to translate using my new language skills, my friend trying to stay awake.

    A little old lady walks up, snatches the 20 DM note from my hand, feeds it into the machine, punches a button, hands me the ticket and walks off. :grin:

    I look at her back and say, "Danke?" :sweat_smile:

    Guess we looked helpless. :wink:
     
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    Domingo Grand Pooh-Bah (4,252) Apr 23, 2005 Colorado
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    On my first trip I was clueless and there was no English option on any of the kiosks. My German consisted of 5-6 words I learned in a Frommer's guide on the plane ride. After staring at the screen/buttons for a couple minutes (it wasn't a well-traveled station, so I couldn't watch anyone else) I ended up walking back to my hotel and asking to concierge for help. She wrote down each screen step by step from memory and was totally spot-on. I still have her cheat-sheet and a 20 year old MVV map tucked in one of my older "Beer Drinker's Guide to Munich" books.
    These days the process is way more complicated (zones, types of tickets, stripes, hours, etc.) BUT there's an English option on all of the machines now. Plus, there's now an app and a website and such, too. It's more complex...but at least I can read what the hell to do.
     
  19. shkin

    shkin Maven (1,305) Feb 6, 2011 New York

    Yep, same strike that affects the flights. Not exactly sure what I'm going to do tomorrow.
     
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    grantcty Savant (1,016) Feb 17, 2008 Minnesota
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    If you manage to get to Munich, you can hire a private car to get you to Austria (assuming you're ok with the cost or someone else pays :slight_smile:). That's what we had to do last year. There was a one-day rail strike on the day we needed to get to Salzburg. We contacted our travel agent and she booked/hired a private driver/van for us.
     
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