Marriott Munich

... laid out nicely except the rental car area is about a mile away and you have to walk the whole way. We stayed at the Munich Marriott North which is a few blocks off the subway leading from the airport to the downtown. Instead we decided to rent a car ...

... out our cool body condoms! Mike's bikes and our guide Freddie made it an enjoyable if wet experience. We saw all the sites of Munich and also got to ride through the English Garden which is 4 times the size of Central Park! Inside the garden we hung out ...

... Oktoberfest Party in the Augustiner Tent. This one is going to be tough to beat. Jenn and I went running this morning in Munich's equivalent of central park... but actually bigger. They even have a man made wave pool where all of the college students ...

... 60 Euros per person, normal 8-10 bed dorms were 120 Euros per person!!!).  However, Layton was able to get "free" rooms at a Marriott because of his points from Consulting.  So, we invited them to join us.  They came on Monday afternoon and ...

Wow!  What a great party.  Oktoberfest was as amazing as anyone could imagine.  We loved it, but it was a good thing that we were only there 4 days.  It could have easily gotten out of ...

... arrived in Munich around 1630 on Wednesday afternoon, then we navigated our way through the subway system to finally arrive at the Marriott!  After a few quick showers, it was then off to Marienplatz (city center) where we took in all the sites and ...

... ; We made it back to the hotel and grabbed a drink at the restaurant while we waited for other people to arrive.  The Marriott we stayed in was so nice.  It had like three restaurants in it, and everything was just great.   The other ...

... by how well they all spoke English--makes us desperate to get to Spain where we can show off SOME language skills! They were in Munich for the 30 Seconds to Mars concert the next day. They bought our table two rounds of "traditional German" shots (pear ...

Breakfast at airport: Evan=sausage (believe it or not)     On the bus from the Memmingen airport to Munich city centre, we could not believe how clean and orderly and quaint the countryside was! Everything was so picturesque, and boy ...

... to walk to the rail station, I bought the aforementioned Turkish salami, cheese and bread, and managed to get confirmation at the Marriott that there was a last minute fares booth at the airport. I still had some credit at the Easy Internet across from ...

... ;         It was later than I thought. We still had yet to make the 5-minute walk to the Marriot, get in the hotel, go up a few floors, go down two hallways to the room, get our bags (were they fully packed???) then ...

... middle of the second episode because I could feel motion sickness coming on.                 We arrived in Munich about 5:30 and met Dana for dinner at the Marriot, where he had graciously helped us with a room. For three guys who have been ...

Flew back to Munich in the evening, after having spent a day lazing at the ...

We won't bore you with stories of cuckoo clocks, city squares, and sightseeing. Let's get right to the nitty gritty. Oktoberfest was a blast. We stepped off of the subway and were launched into an alternate German universe. Here's the lowdown on what we ...

    Joined up with a tour group that "Ricky Boy" (as Evan calls him) recommended to see the Dachau internment camp, the first in Germany. It was made when the Nazis realized that there was no more room in the prisons for the ...

... the garden like overly caffeinated children was going to make it appear, so we had a picture taken and bussed it back to the Marriot. We snacked for dinner at the bar and were able to have a couple local mystery items. Marisa found out that Austrian ...

... (don't ask me the name...churches have begun to blend together after nearly 4 months of looking at them), ate a wonderful Marriott dinner, and saw a wonderful concert of Mozart's music in a beautiful Viennese music hall. We heard most of his most famous ...

... pens, guns in suitcases and so on). Just insane. And to think it all happened just 20 years ago! Staying at the Marriott was also fabulous- THANKS MIKE!- we were munching on 5 euro buffets every morning and made everyone around us jealous when we ...

... that should also be cool. It's about 45 minutes out of town, but that's ok because on Friday night we are back in town at The Marriott - can't wait for my own room! So far the hostels have been fine - I got bit by a spider (I think) around my eyes - just ...