I haven't been to Munich other than to drive out of it to the south.

However, one thing I learned while livining in Europe was not to let the weather change my plans. Do what you were going to do any way...just with an umbrella. Take advantage of your time. You don't know when you will get this opportunity again.

I had similar conditions on a trip to Salzburg. It POURED rain for three straight days and temps were in the low 40's. We just put rain coats on the kids, grabbed our umbrellas and went for it. The trick is when you get really cold and miserable, pop into a little bakery/cafe/pub/restraunt, have some cofee and a bite to eat while you dry out a little, and then head out again.

Good luck :thumbup:

 

Don't let the weather hold you back! Get that amazing machine out on the road and see how well it performs even on slick roads!

 

Um, drink?

 

Don't know what your previous plans were but we had the same issue. As everyone seems to say here I wouldn't let the rain stop you. Just allocate more time for travel and as TD said- get liquid nutrition.

 

... and just learned that it will be raining in Munich for the next 10 days ...

LOL!! Lenard you are such a SoCal guy, did ya happen to born in the year of the ants ??!!
I am w/ desertnate, don't let the rain alter your plans. There are plenty to do in Munich in rain. Food, bier, museum and shopping.

How about KZ Dachau? Marieplatz (HoffBrau Haus, Museum of Fishing and Gaming, shopping). The Residents in Nympheburg (sp). :thumbup:

I think you will be just fine.

Cheers,

beewang :bigpimp:

 

Prost!!!

 

... Just allocate more time for travel and as TD said- get liquid nutrition. ..

heheh!! Coming from the guy who enlisted his wife's help to finish "die maß" :bustingup :bustingup
:beerchug: :neener:

beewang :bigpimp:

 

Thanks for all your inputs,

You're right Bee, I just realized that I really am a SoCal type of guy. :rofl: I guess we just don't know how to live when it rains....

My indoor plans will not change, like Dachau, factory tours, museum..etc. I was planning to get around the city by subway. But with the rain, maybe it's better for 3 people to get around by car. Is parking around Marienplatz difficult or expensive?

 

...My indoor plans will not change, like Dachau, factory tours, museum..etc. I was planning to get around the city by subway. But with the rain, maybe it's better for 3 people to get around by car. Is parking around Marienplatz difficult or expensive?..

My take: Dachau ------> Car (Plenty of free parking in the spacious parking lot) It would be easier to drive than public transport. You can try out your driving skills at the round'bout (you'll know what I am talking about when you get there.)

Everything else (Marieplatz, Dutsche Museum, etc) in the city, take the U-bahn. I have never attempt to park at/near Marieplatz :eeps: so anyone who has, please chime in.

beewang :bigpimp:

 

. I have never attempt to park at/near Marieplatz :eeps: so anyone who has, please chime in.

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I'm sure it can be done, but you still will have to walk some. It's partly a pedestrian area.

The best advice is the "take an umbrella" idea. That's really all you can do. Prepare for bad weather, bring a 'brella, and hope for the best. My wife and I walked around salzburg in the pouring rain. It was pretty miserable, but we saw it, and it was still beautiful. And, fortunately, the sun came out late in the afternoon. Just because weather.com says it's going to rain for 10 days doesn't mean it will always be raining. If it's coming down in buckets, go to the museum; if it's just drizzle, go outside. And if it clears up, go back to the nice outside places.

 

Um, drink?

:drink: :thumbup:

 

My bad, I didn't think of it that way! You're absolutelly right. I did use wheather.com to check weather. I guess I just assumed the rain would pour 24 hr continuously...but it can't be. My spirit is on its way back up... :thumbup:

 

heheh!! Coming from the guy who enlisted his wife***8217;s help to finish ***8220;die maß***8221; :bustingup :bustingup
:beerchug: :neener:

beewang :bigpimp:

uch:

 

Any suggestions are welcomed.

What else is there to do in Bavaria!?!?

 

Two fantastic museums and two more very good ones

Alte Pinakothek (Old Painting Gallery), Barerstrasse 27. The main picture gallery: 14th-18t Century European art.Bigger than the Ufizzi in Florence; smaller than the Louvre or the National Gallery in London. Biig, but manageable, and a superb collection.

Bayerisches Nationalmuseum (Bavarian National Museum), Prinzregentenstrasse, 3. A slightly weirder collection since it includes decorative arts as well as painting and sculpture. For many, the wood sculptures by Riemenschneider are enough of a reason to go (austere and fluid and quiet and sad), but there are many wonderful things in this place.

Stadtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus (Municipal Gallery), Luisenstrasse 33. Klee and stuff by the Blue Rider School e.g. Kandinsky).

Neue Pinakothek (New Picture Gallery, Barerstrasse and Theresienstrasse. Ranks fourth for me, but it's where you go for French Impressionists, Goya, Turner, and Manet. The collection stops around the beginning of the 20th century.

And, yes, of course, bring a raincoat and umbrella.

 

Don't forget the tech museum, very near to Marienplatz. SE of Marienplatz.

 

In and around Munich

There is a new transport collection at a remote site from the main Deutsches Museum:

Deutsches Museum Transport Museum
Theresienhöhe 14a (near the Octoberfest grounds)
80339 Munich

Opening hours
daily 9 am - 5 pm
on thursday 9 am - 8 pm

There is also a collection of about a dozen vehicles in the permanent design collection at the new Pinakothek der Moderne, Barer Str. 40

Open Tue., Wed, Sat, Sun 10-5
Thur, Fri 10-8

(Both have good web sites and are definitely worth a visit.)

If you like airplanes, the main Deutsches Museum is good, but the Flugwerft at Schleissheim is great! (Schleissheim is north of the city, easy parking, and fair accessibility from the S-bahn)

If you like trains, DB has a great museum in Nuremburg.

Other interesting day trips include:
Regensburg (old city, castles, BMW 3-series factory) -- rail (DB) or drive.
Funfseeland (Five lakes district) - drive or limited S-bahn access. Small, but exceptionally good modern art museum (specializing in Expressionists), the Buchheim, is north of Bernried on Starnbergersee. Also vist Bad Tolz, Tegernsee, etc.
Zugspitz -- not so great in the rain, but interesting.
Chiemsee -- (ditto)

 

I'm sure it can be done, but you still will have to walk some. It's partly a pedestrian area.

The best advice is the "take an umbrella" idea. That's really all you can do. Prepare for bad weather, bring a 'brella, and hope for the best. My wife and I walked around salzburg in the pouring rain. It was pretty miserable, but we saw it, and it was still beautiful. And, fortunately, the sun came out late in the afternoon. Just because weather.com says it's going to rain for 10 days doesn't mean it will always be raining. If it's coming down in buckets, go to the museum; if it's just drizzle, go outside. And if it clears up, go back to the nice outside places.

Go to the Hotel Torbrau and ask if you can park in their lot or garage, might cost E10 or so but they like BMW and were very accomodating when we stayed there last June for our ED. From there you are 2/3 blocks from Marienplatz, Hofbrauhaus etc. There was also a large parkplatz about 1/2 block from the hotel. You go to Europa this time of year you're going to get rained on...so just be prepared and it can be fun...just hop from bar to bar!

 

The rain doesn't stop anyone else in Munich...don't let it stop you. (But do take along an umbrella)

 

Alte Pinakothek (Old Painting Gallery), Barerstrasse 27. The main picture gallery: 14th-18t Century European art.Bigger than the Ufizzi in Florence; smaller than the Louvre or the National Gallery in London. Biig, but manageable, and a superb collection.

Bayerisches Nationalmuseum (Bavarian National Museum), Prinzregentenstrasse, 3. A slightly weirder collection since it includes decorative arts as well as painting and sculpture. For many, the wood sculptures by Riemenschneider are enough of a reason to go (austere and fluid and quiet and sad), but there are many wonderful things in this place.

Stadtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus (Municipal Gallery), Luisenstrasse 33. Klee and stuff by the Blue Rider School e.g. Kandinsky).

Neue Pinakothek (New Picture Gallery, Barerstrasse and Theresienstrasse. Ranks fourth for me, but it's where you go for French Impressionists, Goya, Turner, and Manet. The collection stops around the beginning of the 20th century.

And, yes, of course, bring a raincoat and umbrella.

Add to this list the Moderne Pinakothek which is right across the street from the other two museums listed. It's the gallery with 21st century art. And all three art museums are free on Sunday.

I just got back from Germany two weeks ago and I can assure you that the only weather forecast you can trust is the one for that day.

 

I'am back from Munich.

Thanks for everyone's input. Yes, it did rain a lot in Munich. Heck, it snowed a lot too!
However, with umbrellas we were able to visit the Deutch museum and the Marienplatz.

I will have the pictures for you guys in a day or two once I catch up with my work first.

My 545i SMG has been breath taking. Too bad I couldn't explore its potential due to very bad weather. One thing I noticed in Munich, is that there are more BMW's, Mercedes, and Audis than Japanese cars. This is very perculiar because German cars are more expensive than sold in US, but everyone seems to have them. Even taxis are Mercedes! Another thing I noticed is that most people drive very fast on autobahn. Even Suzukis and Smarts are doing 100 MPH in bad weather. I even got flashed by a Suzuki Verona while doing 95 MPH!!

I'll have a more detail report in a couple of days with pictures.

 

One thing I noticed in Munich, is that there are more BMW's, Mercedes, and Audis than Japanese cars.

The Japanese manufacturers' service networks are not as dense and there are also lingering prejudices against buying Japanese cars. Those, however, are slowly being chipped away by their superior reliability, much like what happened in the U.S. a few decades ago.

Another thing I noticed is that most people drive very fast on autobahn. Even Suzukis and Smarts are doing 100 MPH in bad weather.

As my neighbors would probably remark: you were too close to Italy.

I even got flashed by a Suzuki Verona while doing 95 MPH!!

Well, then don't cruise in the left lane: it is illegal and no matter how fast you go eventually someone will want to get by. Actually, the law expects you to keep as far right as the road and traffic will allow. Unfortunately, a fair number of people don't which tends to slow down three or more lane autobahnen (effectively making them two lanes in each direction).

 

After the last post, Leonard (speedracerf41i) and I swapped a few PMs about his getting flashed by a little Suzuki. He thought my PM had some good advice that might help other ED-ers, so here it is:

...

What you've said in the replied post is right. I did try to stay on the right lane in the autoban at all times. But there are too many trucks around, so I am always switching lanes.

That's pretty normal these days. I bet you were also try to adjust to Autobahn traffic and speeds which is a challenge for anyone including a lot of the natives. This is why it often has speed limits near cities. Once you do getting adjusted - which takes much longer than you had during your brief stay - you can slide in and out of some fairly modest gaps to let people by. Perhaps the guy who flashed you was annoyed that you didn't: I can't know from this distance in space and time. He should have recognized, however, from your driving style and export plates that you were a newbie, and cut you some slack. The law actually requires that, a fact that would have hit him good and hard had there been an accident.

About the only thing I might have done in this instance would have been to yield the left lane to him after a minute or two of passing trucks, since being followed by a frustrated driver can get dangerous for everyone. But I would have just let him pound sand if that meant my having to do much more than sliding right and lifting off the gas, particularly if it was wet. Like any good captain, you should always choose the course that presents the least risk to the ship!...​

[Leonard wrote he finally did reach an acceptable gap and could let the traffic behind him get by.]