I have a week at the end of July (23-30) where I have free to roam in Germany. I originally decided on a few days in Frankfurt and a few in Munich, but much to the advice of friends and what it seems is many people on FT, I should just spend almost no time in Frankfurt, and more time in Munich and Salzburg.
That being said....I have only been to Amsterdam, and that was only for 16 hours over a long layover. Some background for me: Went to university for music at a major US conservatory (probably influencing me to stay longer in Salzburg), and I like activities/adventures that extend my comfort zone....such as renting a car to go from Munich to Salzburg and return without knowing German (took a year of it in college, but don't remember most of it), and still needing to learn how to drive a manual transmission car...or eating food that one could see Andrew Zimmern eating on Bizarre Foods.
My flight is out of FRA at night on July 30, so I need to be back in Munich at least by the morning of July 30 to take the train to FRA.
- How would you split up 6 nights between Munich & Salzburg?
- Is it a bad idea for me to rent a car to go to Salzburg from Munich instead of taking the train? (I already know it will probably cost more after paying for gas, parking, tolls. And of course I'll have to use a navigation system.)
- If I should just use the train everywhere, would it be smarter to get a train pass for the week? Does such a thing exist for my travel plans?
I will be in the Basel area performing in the
Basel Tattoo prior to this trip, so I would probably need to take a train from there to Munich, too.
Any help/insights would be greatly appreciated!
(alot of the adventures I seek is to challenge myself, to say I did it, and for my blog:
Get Gowing)