Munich in Nov

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Hi All,

Going to Munich in Nov with Mrs. for a few days.
Plenty of info around on the best beerhalls.

But does anyone have any ideas on what else are "must sees" in the city?
 
Hi Orad,

The BMW museum if you like cars. Even if you don't like cars, it's one of the few things to do on a Sunday as everything closes down.

The Allianz arena is worth a look too.

I'm sure there is more to Munich then beer, cars and football though :)
 
Could be a bit depressing - but if you're interested in history- get the local train to Dachau & the audio thing for the tour. We also did one of the 2 hour bus tours (sounds a bit naff but it's very interesting - we thought the longer tour would be a bit much)
 
See Marienplatz and the glockenspiel in the Neues Rathaus at plays a tune at 11, 12 and 5. Its quite slow and a little bizarre but you can't leave it out of a trip to Munich.

When are you travelling? The Christmas markets are really great - I think they start in the last weekend of November


Munich's Christmas Market - whose roots go back to the 14th century - is held on Marienplatz in the heart of the city centre. Town records first mention a ”Nicholas Market” in the Kaufinger Strasse near the Frauenkirche (Church of our Lady) in 1642.
Back then, just like today the Munich Christmas Market offers traditional Bavarian Christmas gifts, including wood carvings from Oberammergau, gingerbread (Lebkuchen) from Nuremberg and notably some exquisite glassware from the Bavarian Forest. Crib figurines, bee wax candles, chimney sweeps made of plums and almonds are just some of many thousands of other traditional Christmas gift ideas on display.
Each day, from the balcony of Munich’s town hall, music lovers will be able to enjoy the festive season celebration with a special alpine Christmas Market concert.
In the Town Hall‘s ”Heavenly Workshop”, children between the ages of 6 and 12 can have fun with arts and crafts or baking Christmas cookies. Gossamer wings and shimmering gowns lie ready in magnificent surroundings, waiting to transform young visitors into angels – at least for a short while. Under the supervision of professional artists and instructors from the city‘s Children‘s Museum, girls and boys can have a good time. And it‘s free!
The equally popular Kripperlmarkt, one of the largest in Germany to specialise in cribs and other nativity accessories, is a short walk away on nearby Rindermarkt. The historical event has been part of Munich‘s traditional Christmas Markets since the middle of the 18th century. The Kripperlmarkt has all you need to create an authentic manger. Each lovingly chosen and carefully packed item, being a reminder of childhood, when the manger under the Christmas tree symbolized a world of mystery and wonder.
Christmas mangers, cribs and nativity scenes have long been a tradition in Munich. As early as 1597, the Jesuits set up a manger in St Michael’s church. In 1757, the first original Kripperlmarkt Christmas market took place: it lasted from the 1st day of Advent to Epiphany.
More than a Christmas Market and totally different is the “Tollwood”, Munich´s fantastic ethnic festival. On the Theresienwiese you will find a spectacle of tents offering an exciting mix of international musicians and drama groups, performances, live music, art and culture as well as popular Christmas Market ideas with handicrafts and cuisine from all over the world.
In all there are a further 20 Christmas Markets located throughout the city of Munich, including a Medieval Christmas Market with gospel singing at the Wittelsbacher Platz, a gay pink Christmas Market (Stephansplatz) and if you have forgotten anything before leaving for home there is even a Christmas Market with ice skating facilities at Munich’s international airport.
 
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oh, also Neuschwanstein - the "Cinderella castle" is near Munich - only thing is it might be a bit miserable in the winter
 
I found the jewish museum a little staid, but aside from that, what they said above. marienplatz, xmas markets, english gardens, do the walking tour - get a feel for nazi germany - quite interesting. Visit the beer and wine cellars. try ice skating. bmw museum?
 
Thanks folks for all the suggestions - will definately have a look into all of these.
Unfortunately we are going on the 12th Nov - too late for Oktoberfest and too early for Christmas Markets....hopefully weather will not be too bad for sightseeing.

Thanks again for the info - if anything else occurs to anyone feel free to let us know.
 
I was in the Neuschwanstein castle in winter and it was magical in the snow, I think it is worth a visit at any time.
 
Hello Orad, i would definetely visit Dachau. Depressing is not how I would describe it, Educational and moving maybe. 22 of us went and all of us said we would have been disappointed if we had come home and not gone ,It is a short trip by train about 20 minutes I think and a bus will take you up the road from the station all for a couple of euro. We also got a train to salzburg and had lunch and a few beers and got the train back in the evening in plenty of time for more beers in munich.
 
Any recommendations for places to eat?

My quick googling has shown that bavarian restaurants all seem to be "sausage-based". They certainly like their meat!
Others seem pretty expensive.
 
Orad said:
Any recommendations for places to eat?

My quick googling has shown that bavarian restaurants all seem to be "sausage-based". They certainly like their meat!
Others seem pretty expensive.
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There is a huge amount of Italian restaurants and Thai , Chinese and Indian also.

As you say the bierkellers seem to specialise in intimidating quantities of meat and potatoes and sauerkraut but it,s worth trying at least once.

Munich really is a wealthy cosmopolitan city and all culinary tastes are catered for and I must say I did'nt find it expensive to dine out.

Like most cities the closer you dine to the centre the more expensive it tends to be , I stayed in Hackerbrucke and there was a huge array of restaurants in the environs.
 
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