Originally Posted by
Zeeb
Thanks. Sounds like there's concurrence that Innsbruck should be low on the list. Achensee looks like a nice option. I've driven through Augsberg but never spent any time there. Anything in particular you recommend?
I haven't been to Augsburg for over 15 years and then it was on a school trip. So it definitely has a nice beer garden and IIRC we also went to the zoo... Actually it also has a very nice Medieval (well probably rebuilt after the Second World War in medieval style) center and it has good transport connections so you could easily do rail trips elsewhere (Ulm for example, which i'm going to this summer).
I do really like Innsbruck but it's definitely more a basecamp for exploring the region than a destination in it's own right and I think the naysayers are probably right on this occasion.
Originally Posted by
Zeeb
That was my thought behind posting it here. Plus I'm right around the border, so just as open to places within Germany like the suggested Augsburg and Nuremberg. I appreciate what people have posted so far and since I have another few months before I have to commit to bookings (the flights and the hotel for Oktoberfest were booked months ago but I'm not in a rush for the rest) I encourage others to post any insights. I assume I'm not the only one who is looking at this kind of trip either, so hopefully this thread can be helpful to others.
I think it's entirely sensible to post it here. We are after all talking about places that need to be easily accessible from Germany. And it is relevant/potentially helpful to my German trip this summer which involves Nuremberg, Ulm and probably Friedrichshafen. At which juncture I should point out that train tickets from Munich to Nuremberg are a ruinous 50 Euros (though you can buy a Bayern regional ticket which is only 23 but then you take 3 hours to get to Nuremburg instead of 1). I am going to take the bus which is 2 hours/5 euros.
Besides if we're really splitting hairs it should be pointed out that the Sudtirol is part of Italy and has been since 1919. But it's probably a bit too far from Germany for your trip anyway.