RickBetterley

I am headed to Munich in a few weeks (mid-late April); Joanie will be with me so we are going to take some vacation time.
I figure on a couple or so days in Munich () then making a visit to Zuffenhausen. Sadly it won't be for European delivery!
What should I do to make the Porsche part of the trip special (will see the museum, of course)?
Other ideas for things to see while in the area? I've never been there before. Would love to play tourist in the Alps, though its not a great time of year weather-wise, I hear.
I wonder if the rental car should be a Boxster in late April.
Thanks for any suggestions.

schwank

The city is amazing but also the countryside has some great things to see. Neuschwanstein (nee Cinderella's castle to Disney fans) is accessible as a day trip from Munich.

The art museums in Munich are also great and divided by approximate time period. There is a lot of other history that may not be promoted in public, such as important places in the ascension of the **** party to power in Germany (Beer Hall Putsch, etc... do a google for site and historical info). The Deutsches Museum is pretty cool and they have a stainless bodied 67 911S in there with over 154K kilometers.

Finally, bier. Of course there is Hofbrau, which is interesting to walk through. But my favorite bier hall in all of the world is Schneider on the Marienplatz near the Isar Tor. Ein Mass of Aventinus and some true Weisswurste. Just get there before noon as traditionally these are a lunch specialty. Just south of Schneider is the market area where you can get lots of local goodies and the beers rotate through the local breweries. I think it is open in April but not positive.

Munich is one of my favorite places on earth. What an amazing city.

Matt Romanowski

If you want to see the Alps, we went to the Zupspitze. It was a neat day overnight trip from Munich on our way to Stuttgart.

Have dinner at the Museum. It's simply amazing. Be prepared - they serve lots of American steaks, but it's amazing. Also go to the Mercedes Museam on the other side of Stuttgart.

Crazy Canuck

I love Munich.
Good beer hall on the Marienplatz. Good beer period. Take the train from the airport downtown.
The Deutche Museum is interesting. Dachau is nearby. Very sombre but very worthwhile. Take a tour.
Lot's of WWII stuff as Munich was where the 3rd Reich rose to power.


Stuttgart:
Schedule a factory tour if you can.

Mercedes museum, IMO is BETTER than the Porsche museum.

schwank

I was sticking to Munich earlier but Stuttgart is cool too. I haven't been to the new Porsche museum yet, only the old one. But the MB museum is incredible. Hitting those two places was one of the joys of my life.

If you went south from Munich for a couple days Innsbruck is not a bad train ride and is absolutely beautiful.

Man this thread has me ready for another trip. It's been three years since I've been to Munich and I was just in Berlin last year but... Ich liebe Deutschland

racer

Salzburg in Austria is only a couple hours away too.. sightseeing.. castles.. sound of music stuff/scenery as well.

BostonDMD

Never been there Rick, but have a great time and please report back.....

Kein_Ersatz

What they all said and . . . Easy day trip north to Audi museum on a good stretch of autobahn (outside of rush hour). The castle to the south (Disney) is also a good day drive and may score points with the spouse (not car related). Also to the south, may be a long day trip, Lake Koenigssee and town. Take the lake boat tour.

931guru

Take the BMW factory tour (you need reservations and they do have tours in English).

The Deutsche Museum has a transportation annex. Lots of great cars, including a stainless steel 911.

MUSSBERGER

And you can take a side trip to the Eagles Nest.

Or a bit of skiing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3LmCYZPrYc

Alan C.

Rick,

One that I haven't seen mentioned is Rothenburg. It is an old walled city and worth a day trip. It's about 2.5 hours NW of Munich on the A8/A7.

Have fun!

schwank

Both Rothenburg ob der Tauber and the Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle's Nest... near Berchtesgaden) are indeed great places to visit. Rothenburg is perhaps the best preserved medieval walled city in Europe and is pretty close to Stuttgart.

I'm glad I got to Berchtesgaden before a lot of the historical WWII stuff was torn down. There were some truly interesting things there that gave a lot of context to the area.

RickBetterley

Thanks, guys - now that I have all this great advice and am getting excited, the client moved the trip from Munich to..................Miami, which is fine too.
But I was looking forward to Munich.
With luck there will be a follow on trip. To Munich this time.