afternoon in Munich in December

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In a couple of weeks, I have an appointment scheduled in Munich in the morning, and the cheapest return flight I could find to Paris is scheduled for takeoff at 19:10.

So what would you do, in business attire, on a cold and possibly snowy Dezember afternoon in Munich?

I'm mostly addressing members already familiar with this great city - any magic places deserving RF photography? outstanding museums or temporary exhibitions?

I am afraid it is either a little late or much too early for the Oktoberfest. But I feel I have posted enough uninteresting family snapshots right now and you deserve a different sort of pictures.

Thanks for your ideas! Ronnie, Roman, you are invited to play, too...
 
The Deutsches Museum is a great place to hang out for a couple of hours with a fast wide angle lens. Take a couple of rolls of film. Its very impressive.
 
Alec said:
In a couple of weeks, I have an appointment scheduled in Munich in the morning, and the cheapest return flight I could find to Paris is scheduled for takeoff at 19:10.
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No matter when your meeting will end, it's not enuff time and the wrong season anyway for some real sightseeing. Deutsches Museum is great, but it is so huge
that you could watch only a very strong focussed part of it. Got the Englische Garten or the Isar it the wrong time.

Best you go to to the Fussgängerzone where the Weihnachtsmarkt is. First go to the Pschorr Keller ( a bit like Chartier) for having a "Kalbshaxe" or a "Schweinsbraten mit Rotkohl and Knödel, a "Mass" of "Helles" too and later you waste your time by buying some nice things you don't need on the Weihnachtsmarkt, getting slowly but seriously drunk by Glühwein and eating some of the specials until you feel full like a baby.
Don't throw up in the taxi, the don't like it ! 😀

Good luck and regards to Paris !

bertram
 
There are lots of good camera shops in the central area. Foto Sauter in Sonnenstrasse, U Bahn to Sendlinger Tor, then a few minutes walk. But there are plenty others. Deutsches Museum also, Number 18 tram from Beyer Strasse beside the HBF (main station) Photo friendly and decent cafe!!!!
One of my favourite cities, you lucky man!!!!!
P.S. lifts to the tops of the Rathaus and Frauenkirche towers for a super view, if its clear you can see the Alps!!
 
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Bertram2 said:
No matter when your meeting will end, it's not enuff time and the wrong season anyway for some real sightseeing. Deutsches Museum is great, but it is so huge
that you could watch only a very strong focussed part of it. Got the Englische Garten or the Isar it the wrong time.

Best you go to to the Fussgängerzone where the Weihnachtsmarkt is. First go to the Pschorr Keller ( a bit like Chartier) for having a "Kalbshaxe" or a "Schweinsbraten mit Rotkohl and Knödel, a "Mass" of "Helles" too and later you waste your time by buying some nice things you don't need on the Weihnachtsmarkt, getting slowly but seriously drunk by Glühwein and eating some of the specials until you feel full like a baby.
Don't throw up in the taxi, the don't like it ! 😀

Good luck and regards to Paris !

bertram
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ein Schweinbraten mit Rotkohl und Knodel und ein grossen Helles. Who can think of photography?
Kurt M. (lover of German food)
 
Alec said:
In a couple of weeks, I have an appointment scheduled in Munich in the morning, and the cheapest return flight I could find to Paris is scheduled for takeoff at 19:10.

So what would you do, in business attire, on a cold and possibly snowy Dezember afternoon in Munich?

I'm mostly addressing members already familiar with this great city - any magic places deserving RF photography? outstanding museums or temporary exhibitions?

I am afraid it is either a little late or much too early for the Oktoberfest. But I feel I have posted enough uninteresting family snapshots right now and you deserve a different sort of pictures.

Thanks for your ideas! Ronnie, Roman, you are invited to play, too...
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I was just there this past February (2005) - unfortunately, without a decent camera (long sad story) only a P&S. :bang:

Wintertime is not the best time for Munich but you should always be able to get some nice shots in the old (i.e. restored) city center. It is very compact and you can get a lot of nice "angles" from all over [note: as I said it is "restored" and one thing you might find interesting is looking for some 'tromp d'oeil' windows on some of the rebuilt building facades).

Also, if you're there on a Saturday and the weather is decent - go to the marketplace. You'll get some nice street shots. It will be Christmastime making it extra interesting to visit the many Italian and Greek vendors displaying "sun-spalshed" olives etc. in a wintertime scene.

Have fun!
 
Thanks a lot friends!

Certainly Munich would not be a bad place to live+work in (probably ranking as high as Chicago or Lyon in my personal experience)... it was many years ago but I managed to go to the opera for cheaper than a movie ticket - unthinkable in Paris where people queue up 6 months in advance to pay 100 euros - and the performance was world-class.

So basically, as it is already snowing in Paris today, I have two realistic options:
> the high-brow, low-risk one at the Deutsches Museum
> the street-walking around the historical district, its Christmas Market and camera shops (it will be a Tuesday actually)

Thanks for the gastronomy tips (I am generally puzzled not to be able to identify the origin of anything on offer on a German menu, and the fact that I never learned the language doesn't help).

I know I shouldn't ask, but...how good/cheap are the photo shops ? :angel:
 
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I know I shouldn't ask, but...how good/cheap are the photo shops ? :angel:
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I would not swear but compared to Paris to me it seems quite the same (pretty high) level, at least the Leica and CV stuff.
I have not seen too much shops in Paris to be able to say anything really representative about the digital equipment tho.
Photo Sauer offers often interesting "demo" gear with full warranty, another way to avoid low price offers for new stuff.

Especially for RF stuff UK (Robert White) is MUCH better than France or Germany I think. And the CV offers of CameraQuest beat them all I'd say.

Bonne chance ! 😉
Bertram
 
Alec said:
Thanks a lot friends!

Certainly Munich would not be a bad place to live+work in (probably ranking as high as Chicago or Lyon in my personal experience)... it was many years ago but I managed to go to the opera for cheaper than a movie ticket - unthinkable in Paris where people queue up 6 months in advance to pay 100 euros - and the performance was world-class.

So basically, as it is already snowing in Paris today, I have two realistic options:
> the high-brow, low-risk one at the Deutsches Museum
> the street-walking around the historical district, its Christmas Market and camera shops (it will be a Tuesday actually)

Thanks for the gastronomy tips (I am generally puzzled not to be able to identify the origin of anything on offer on a German menu, and the fact that I never learned the language doesn't help).

I know I shouldn't ask, but...how good/cheap are the photo shops ? :angel:
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While I was in Munich I had a very enjoyable meal at a French seafood restaurant in one of the "upscale" residential neighborhoods. My colleague divides her time between our Munich HQ office and our Paris branch so she "knew" where to go.

You can also find good Greek, Italian and, not surprisingly, Turkish places.

While Munich is not a global gastronome's high-spot - it does offer more than just the usual "cabbage and pork" Bavarian cuisine.

Have a great trip - let us know what you actually do with your "free time".
 
Alec said:
Thanks for the gastronomy tips (I am generally puzzled not to be able to identify the origin of anything on offer on a German menu, and the fact that I never learned the language doesn't help).
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A more international place with often very good sea food is "Mövenpick" .

bertram
 
Guys, just to let you know that the Deutsches Museum really rocks! The Palais de la Découverte, Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers and Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie together don't come close.

I've had a rejuvenating afternoon, and will post pics asap if any come out that are not blurry (it is pretty dark inside, and machines are usually not bright yellow). Thank you Scotty, Bertram, John, Kurt, c_h !

No special food though 🙁 customer's canteen (acceptable, though), and Lufthansa sandwiches (no comment).
 
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No special food though 🙁 customer's canteen (acceptable, though), and Lufthansa sandwiches (no comment).
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Hey, at least their airlines in Europe still provide free food (then agan, who would pay for it?)!

Here in the US they try to sell you a $3 "snack box". I'm figuring their going to start charging a $1 for the soft drinks pretty soon.

And pillows? As we say in NYC: FUGGEDABOUTIT!

Multi-billion dollar American Airlines "saved" $100,000 a year by taking away the darned pillows! 😛
 
Alec said:
Guys, just to let you know that the Deutsches Museum really rocks! .
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It does rock, no doubt about it. Glad to learn to could take the time to go there, of course a much better place than the Weihnachtsmarkt !! 🙂

Regards,
Bertram
 
The aviation section blew me away, just the size of it!!!! I climbed up this spiral stair and thought "thats a nice polished aluminium centre post", then I realized it was a V2 rocket!!!
Interesting use of one!! I also liked the unrestricted ability to take photos, not like the paranoid and mercenary museum curators in the UK
 
As has been said, the Deutsches Museum is utterly amazing. I'm an aviation geek so it was utterly beyond belief many times that I turned a corner. If you only have an hour free in München, that, to me, is the place to spend it.

William
 
copake_ham said:
While Munich is not a global gastronome's high-spot - it does offer more than just the usual "cabbage and pork" Bavarian cuisine.
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While I won't claim it to be as great as some, by any expectation, I will say in Bavaria's defense that there are more good things hiding there than most give credit for. A proper Jagerschnitzel (sp? my spell check is barfing on the Deutsch) is not to be sneezed at. But I will admit that one goes to Bavaria for things other than food 😀 I may misremember the exact wording, but "Dunkel Wiessen mit Heffe" is the magic phrase in my memory...

(Guest there in '84 & '93 courtesy of Uncle Sam 😛 )

William
 
I am with bertram2. December is a great time to be in Germany. Go to the christmas market, drink some hot wine (Glühwein) with a shot of rum, that really warms you up! and have some great food! Take some shots at the market there are always interesting people and lighting there, and post them here. I doubt you'll have time for a museum.

have fun!
 
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