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Going to Germany

Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm aRegistered User, Disagreeable regular
edited September 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
I'm going to Germany next week, and while I'll be doing a bit of the Oktoberfest thing, I'm looking for some stuff to do other than just drinking.

I'm not exactly sure on my itinerary, but it looks like I'll be in Stuttgart from Wednesday to Sunday, and then I'll be in Munich from Sunday or Monday until Wednesday, with maybe a day trip to Dachau on Tuesday.

I want to go to Berlin to see the big ass Brachiosaurus skeleton but that's not gonna happen.

So what's some stuff to do? I'm gay for nice sights and historic stuff a bit, if that helps.

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  • EskimoDaveEskimoDave Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    http://wikitravel.org/en/Munich

    Very in depth site/wiki.

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited September 2009
    Well yeah, but I wanted to know if anybody had experience there. Some stuff sounds cool on paper but ends up not being worth it

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  • msuitepyonmsuitepyon Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Got a student ID?

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited September 2009
    Nope. Well, I might have one from a few years ago, but it wasn't for a real school (Art Institute) anyway.

    Also, while I'm not looking for like, the whole "Travel Europe on $10 a day", I don't really want to drop mad bills, unless it's really worth it.

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  • kuhlmeyekuhlmeye Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    If you are anywhere near Cologne, I suggest visiting the Cologne Cathedral. I went there when I was in Germany, and it really is amazing. Plus you can climb one of the towers and look out over the city from 100 meters in the air!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cologne_Cathedral#World_Heritage_Site

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  • underdonkunderdonk __BANNED USERS regular
    edited September 2009
    We can only help you if you title your thread "Shit to do in Germany".

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  • EskimoDaveEskimoDave Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Keith wrote: »
    Well yeah, but I wanted to know if anybody had experience there. Some stuff sounds cool on paper but ends up not being worth it

    I've found nothing ever is.

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  • FuzzywhaleFuzzywhale Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    If you like sciency things, my notbeer activity in Munich was the Deutches Museum:
    http://www.deutsches-museum.de/en/information/
    Lots of exhibits are in English, and some are not.

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  • msuitepyonmsuitepyon Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Keith wrote: »
    Nope. Well, I might have one from a few years ago, but it wasn't for a real school (Art Institute) anyway.

    Also, while I'm not looking for like, the whole "Travel Europe on $10 a day", I don't really want to drop mad bills, unless it's really worth it.

    Look if it has a picture that looks remotely like you and says "school" or "student" on it, take it. You get crazy discounts or even free admission at a whole bunch of places.

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  • msuitepyonmsuitepyon Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    And remember, the thumb indicates one, not the index finger. Three of something would be the thumb, index, and middle finger.

    Lest you want ein Walther pointed at your testicles.

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  • joraxjorax Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    I was in Munich a few years back around World Cup time and did a bike tour with this group: http://www.mikesbiketours.com/

    It was pretty fun and didn't cost too much. The guides were entertaining and took us by a bunch of historic sites, great places for tourist photos, and a huge beer garden in the park. Overall I had a great time.

    I also did a tour of Neuschwanstein Castle, but that took a few hours bus ride and most of a day. It was breathtaking (there was a hike up to the castle before tourning the interior) and definitely worth seeing if you have the time.

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  • TaGuelleTaGuelle Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    IMO, outside of Berlin, there is nothing of particular awesomeness in Germany, everything is friggin' great. I'd say though, unless you're really set on Stuttgart or have friends there, go somewhere else in Baden-Württenburg. Or make a tour of the region. It's really cheap to travel by local train and that area is fantastic, especially now.

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited September 2009
    TaGuelle wrote: »
    IMO, outside of Berlin, there is nothing of particular awesomeness in Germany, everything is friggin' great. I'd say though, unless you're really set on Stuttgart or have friends there, go somewhere else in Baden-Württenburg. Or make a tour of the region. It's really cheap to travel by local train and that area is fantastic, especially now.

    I didn't set the trip, everything was booked by my brother so I'm definitely going to Stuttgart
    Fuzzywhale wrote: »
    If you like sciency things, my notbeer activity in Munich was the Deutches Museum:
    http://www.deutsches-museum.de/en/information/
    Lots of exhibits are in English, and some are not.

    I'll definitely try to check that out. I love museums.
    kuhlmeye wrote: »
    If you are anywhere near Cologne, I suggest visiting the Cologne Cathedral. I went there when I was in Germany, and it really is amazing. Plus you can climb one of the towers and look out over the city from 100 meters in the air!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cologne_Cathedral#World_Heritage_Site

    That looks amazing. I'll have to see about getting there

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  • GrobianGrobian What's on sale? Pliers!Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Köln (Cologne) is almost 400km from Stuttgart and almost 600 from München (Munich). So you'd spend quite some time on the road/train and I don't think that's worth it, if you are only here for one week.

    I wasn't impressed with Stuttgart, but I was only there for 2 days, so that doesn't count. You can easily find enough interesting things in Munich for 3-4 days. One (obvious) place is the English Garden.

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  • EskimoDaveEskimoDave Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    Keith wrote: »
    Nope. Well, I might have one from a few years ago, but it wasn't for a real school (Art Institute) anyway.

    Also, while I'm not looking for like, the whole "Travel Europe on $10 a day", I don't really want to drop mad bills, unless it's really worth it.

    Look if it has a picture that looks remotely like you and says "school" or "student" on it, take it. You get crazy discounts or even free admission at a whole bunch of places.

    You can usually get away with just saying you're a student if you look young enough.

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  • TexiKenTexiKen Dammit! That fish really got me!Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Hopefully the BMW museum in Munich is renovated now. I went in 2006 and it totally sucked, it was 2 big rooms they put in the Olympic Park grounds (BMW HQ are right across the street).

    Is the Deutches Museum the one that has that dragon from Never Ending Story in it? Or is that some other movie museum in Munich?

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  • SlagmireSlagmire Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Take in an FC Bayern Munich Soccer game if they're in town. That arena they've got is crazy looking.

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  • Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited September 2009
    EskimoDave wrote: »
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    Keith wrote: »
    Nope. Well, I might have one from a few years ago, but it wasn't for a real school (Art Institute) anyway.

    Also, while I'm not looking for like, the whole "Travel Europe on $10 a day", I don't really want to drop mad bills, unless it's really worth it.

    Look if it has a picture that looks remotely like you and says "school" or "student" on it, take it. You get crazy discounts or even free admission at a whole bunch of places.

    You can usually get away with just saying you're a student if you look young enough.

    I've got "looking young" in spades

    Also I know we're going to the Stuttgart Zoo already

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  • OctoparrotOctoparrot Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Dachau is like a 20 minute train ride from Munich, at most. For a touristy area, the town around the memorial site itself is really laid back. if you're looking for that sort of thing, rent a bike. There's a restaurant in the old Schloss Dachau, so you can catch a breakfast buffet and see the castle (actually I'm not sure what's open on Tuesday because there are wierd hours).

    Munich is an interesting place- even the bad sections of the city are ten times better than the slummy parts of Berlin. Go to the very large pedestrian zone, it contains a lot of little historic buildings and sites, and it should be a real carnival-like atmosphere during Oktoberfest.

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  • evilthecatevilthecat Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    you haven't really stated what your interests are.
    there's a bunch of castles *sort of* near munich, you'd have to make a day trip out of that.
    other than that munich can offer an english cinema (usually full of whooping yanks), a big museum, a huge industrial complex turned disco, loads of churches, an ancient clockwork machine on top of a church, etc.

    Of course, with the oktoberfest being in town, you can bet that not many cultural events will be going.
    There's the "systems" convention in a couple of weeks and I've been seeing a lot of posters for the annual erotic trade show, if you're into that sort of thing ... ;p

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