I was off to Munich on Friday, but with a 12 o’clock checkout and a Flixbus scheduled for about then, I still had a morning to see some stuff in Nuremberg. There was one more museum that sounded like it would be worth a visit, so after a briefer version of my morning routine, I headed over to the DB Museum when it opened at 9am.
If I ever went again, it would probably be worth picking up the audioguide because most of the exhibits in the enormous museum were in German and with the time pressure, I wasn’t particularly in the mood to squint at them too closely. Even though I am not a train guy, railway museums are always interesting and this one had both real exhibits and models available to view.
The fourth floor of the old post office was a separate museum (but also included in the ticket) covering the topic of Communication. That museum was surprisingly crowded and surprisingly interesting with different rooms approaching themes of how people communicate, e.g. sounds, language, visually, in writing, the Internet, etc. The top floor also had a huge train-themed playground for children.
After watching the hourly model train performance (?), I went back to the ground floor to look at the real trains and discovered that there was a whole other building and outdoor rail yards with even more trains.
After all that, I hurried back to the hostel, grabbed my stuff, checked out, and headed over to the bus station. Waiting, waiting, waiting for my bus, I eventually realized that they had cancelled my 11:45 ticket and rebooked me on a 12:20 bus. If I had known that, I would have swung by the train station for a “drei in Wexla” for a bite of lunch. Fortunately, there was a Turkish kebab stand right there and I sated my hunger with a pide, a boat shaped flatbread with ground meat and seasonings on it.
The Flixbus eventually came and it took less than three hours to reach Munich. The drive into town passed right by the Olympic Park stadium where I could see the semi trucks, which must be part of Metallica’s tour. Munich’s ZOB is near the Hauptbahnhof, a fair distance from the hostel I booked. Under other circumstances it would be walkable, but I was able to take a bus part of the distance on the discounted “kurz” trip.
When I was checking in, the guy at the front desk asked if I was there to see the Metallica concert. Apparently, a lot of people were coming to the show and a good chunk of them were staying in the hostel. I entered my dorm to find 5 half naked Russians and two empty liquor bottles getting ready for the show which would begin in two hours. I made a coffee in the small shared kitchen and sat downstairs to work on my computer for a bit.
Once the hostel cleared out with all the concert bound metalheads, I took a walk around the neighborhood to look at a Paulaner brauhaus (too expensive!) and find a supermarket, where I bought myself a fairly substantial “healthy” meal of a super salad and a couple beers. If I am not going to see Metallica, I might as well treat myself. The plus side was that I knew I would have the room to myself for most of the night and after scarfing down the salad at the small table in the kitchen, I retreated to the room to watch a movie on my computer. Of course, I watched “Munich,” which doesn’t have anything to do with the city, but is a really good movie nonetheless.
| DB / Communication Museum | 6 |
| Pide | 3.5 |
| Flixbus | 12.12 |
| Short bus | 1.5 |
| Hostel (3 nights) | 465 RMB (~59 EUR) |
| Salad & Chicken @ Penny | 2.99 |
| Beer, yogurt, etc @ Rewe | 4.58 |
| Total: | ~90.3 EUR (704.4 RMB) (USD 98.57) |
Running Total: 28993.7 RMB (USD 4057.38)
Daily Average: 367 RMB (USD 51.36)