Originally Posted by Marathon Man

Originally Posted by WRCSolberg

I'm not even sure why someone thought it was a good idea to merge it with the 2015 thread?



Surely a different year is worthy of its own thread, no?

Originally Posted by Marathon Man

Neuschwanstein Castle is definitely worth doing. In case you had not known already, it is a good idea to book your tour in advance --you need to book it at least 2 days in advance if memory serves. You may want to call or write them.

Friends and I had been in 2015 and were able to book it while we were in Munich for a few days later in our trip.

When I went to the area this past summer with my family, we did not book and drove out there from where we were staying in Garmisch. We did not get in but it turned out our kids were fine with just seeing everything from the outside anyway. The tour inside might have been a bit boring for them, but the inside is truly beautiful so I made them promise to come back here one day when they get older. And of course summers are far more busy with loads of tourists.

To get to the castle you can take a train from the main station in Munich and it takes about 2+ hrs one way to get there. There's a connection and depending on construction and other factors, a short bus ride also included with the ticket, but it's all quite easy.

In my experience, German trains are quite nice, but for some reason I have yet to figure out, none of them have circulated air and they rarely if ever run any fan or air co, or open any windows. I cannot figure this out and it was a bit hard to get used to that. Granted, Sept can be cooler, it can get a bit stuffy in the trains. A small pack with water and a snack cant hurt but I do not know if rules have changed on what you can bring with you into the castle or where, or if one can store anything while there.

I know at Oktoberfest itself, it is tightening up... I read some security measures stating no backpacks, etc and so who knows about other attractions.

Another area you could consider on a shorter train ride is Garmisch. And if you do that, continue on to check out the Zugspitze, Germany's highest peak.

In the past we have taken a gondola up and then hiked down an easy walking path to take another one down. My family and I took a tram up to the highest point this past July 15. The glacier on top had sledding. It was even snowing a bit up there. We wore lightweight long pants and a windbreaker but were not cold. When we got to the bottom we also checked out the Eibsee lake, and the kiddoes jumped in for a warm swim into its crystal clear water.

Nonetheless, whichever of these things you do, every stop, rest spot, area, station, or place you would think to go has some sort of place where you can buy a nice German beer and a big pretzel, and all bathrooms are clean (that I have seen). And of course the prices for these things is low and cannot be beat!

Originally Posted by mustang281man

Good deal. I've done a little bit of research on getting to the castle by train then bus/taxi. Seems pretty straight toward. We will be staying at the le meridien, so we will be pretty close to all of the action and the train station. Thanks for all of the advise.

Originally Posted by mustang281man

Good deal. I've done a little bit of research on getting to the castle by train then bus/taxi. Seems pretty straight toward. We will be staying at the le meridien, so we will be pretty close to all of the action and the train station. Thanks for all of the advise.

Originally Posted by Marathon Man

Le meridien has an awesome brekky buffet. If you have plat its free for your room. If not id almost pay for it. Definitely need to fill up before the wiesn.

Originally Posted by ChiTider

Hallo!
I'll be in Munich September 15-23, attending the Rosaweisn on Sunday the 18th. Looking forward to a great trip!

Originally Posted by Marathon Man

So in other news, I have bought and downloaded a ton of Oktoberfest tunes from all the greats to some of the lesser known ones. I would be willing to share some but I am also looking for some I do not know the names of.

Last year I filmed this short clip of a local area band playing something I have heard there before but have no idea what it is or what it's called.

Here is my short film:

Oktoberfest 2015! 025 - YouTube

Does anyone have any idea? Or where I could possibly look or ask to find out?

Thanks!

Originally Posted by LondonElite

"Ich war noch niemals in New York"

Originally Posted by linglingfool

On the topic of songs, I've always wondered: are all German rivers considered green? Or only the Isar?