Welcome to the city of Munich

Hallo there,

It's been a while since my last post, and a lot had happened in between which I am about to write about in some of the future post, but now, let us concentrate on the time when you first step up in a new city, which is btw going to be your home for next couple of months. So, in my case that was Munich.

Gosh, gosh, gosh I was thrilled when I realised that I am starting my two-years journey in Munich and to be more precise in September. You might have asked why and the answer is, of course, October fest. This is the biggest Bavarian event taking place every year in Munich starting from September and ending with the beginning of October (I am not sure why they call it than October fest, since the most of the days are in September, but I am going to write a separate post about it, together with some pictures and cool stuff you can do there so let us keep that material for that story). So, besides this event, coming in Munich in September is pretty much cool due to a very friendly weather and warm evenings without rain and cold wind.

How to reach the city?

So, arrival to Munich can be different depending on transportation you have chosen. If you come by plane, I suppose that would be main airport Franz-Josef Strauss which is around 40km away from Munich.

To get to the city you can either use Straßenbahn (called S-Bahn in Germany), a bus or even a cab. Definitely, the most affordable one is a bus, it drives directly from the airport to the Munich’s main train station from where you can easily commute with the city public transportation. The bus costs around 10 euros and it operates by Lufthansa. The other version with S-Bahn is also pretty affordable, costs around 11-13 euros and it takes about 45 minutes to arrive to the city. Finally, if you are reach enough J you can always take a cab which will drive you directly to your new home address so that you do not need to struggle with the luggage nor transportation switch. However, this pleasure will cost you between 60 and 80 euros, depending on where you live in Munich, so be prepared for it prior you order one. When you reach the city, there are plenty of possibilities of commuting to your new address, among which buses, trams, underground (called U-Bahn in Germany) and a cab which will be more affordable if you are driving only within the city. Of course, there are many more options of commuting within the city, but considering you are having heavy and annoying luggage, I assume the above mentioned are the best. The same tips I would have if you are coming to Munich by train, bus or car. Either way you arrive at the main train or bus station, except if you are lucky enough to have your own car or be driven by one.

Ok, after you settle in your new room, apartment, dorm or whatever else you very lucky enough to find, you will definitely want to go out, inhale some fresh air, eat some good food and perhaps drink coffee (I am a coffee addict so that was the first what I had in mind). As I mentioned on the beginning, due to the great fest which is taking place around that time it will be better if you consider places a bit far from it, otherwise you will get yourself into the crowd, wait long for your food and potentially end up drinking beer and eating bratwurst under the tent instead of unpacking J. It did not happen to me, but I am just saying, precaution. Btw, you can have very nice meal in L’Osteria near the main station, Hans Im Glück if you like burgers or you can go immediately to the one of numerous Bavarian restaurants to try some traditional food.

But, more about places to go out and where to eat is coming in some of the future post, so just find something for the first day which is close to your home, eat, drink coffee or beer, relax a bit and get back to your room-your luggage is still waiting for you.

Ok, so I think this would be enough for the first day upon arrival. I will try to remember exactly what I had in mind or what I needed since I suppose we have similar needs at the beginning. More about where to shop, how to commute around, where to spend free time and similar is about to come. Stay tuned.

Cheers!

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