Munich

[ZFR]

A year ago I started this thread

Hitchhiking

and this

Split

Well, this year on the 1st of May starts the 11th edidtion of the hitchhiking competition, and I'm taking part again . This year's destination is Munich (starting point is Sopot, Poland).

As usual it's 2-people teams. First team to reach the destination wins. The distance is around 730km (450 miles), though we probably won't be going in a straight line there.

Wish me luck. And if by some chance any of you wants to take part there is still time to sign up .

According to the weather report it's supposed to rain in Poland on the 1st-4th of May . I sure hope I won't have to wait for hours outside... though rain can actually cause the drivers to have pity and stop, so maybe it's not so bad after all.

[ZFR]

Or if anyone knows of any good places to visit while in Munich, or can tell me where to look, I'd be grateful for this too.

[ElfBane]

Originally Posted by ZFR Or if anyone knows of any good places to visit while in Munich, or can tell me where to look, I'd be grateful for this too.

I had several trips to Munich when I was stationed in Europe. I recommend the Hofbrau Haus in old town Munich(it's a terrible tourist trap, but's it's a huge beer taproom and garden, the beers are large, and you need to see it at least once). Also tour The Residenz, the Munich home of the old Electors of Bavaria. Munich still has a lot of old architecture. Munich was not heavily bombed during WW2 because it did not have much strategic value, so many of the old buildings survived. You can also see the Nymphenburg Palace and gardens, which was the 'out-of-town' residence of the Electors(it's not out-of-town now, but it's not downtown either). You can also take trips to see the palaces of Ludwig II, though you will need to travel to the Alps....Herrenchimsee(spelling?), Linderhof and Neuschwanstein. You can't go wrong with the food, music, beer and nightlife either. If you have never been there, I think you will enjoy it immensely.

[NagaSaki]

Nice! somehow i missed these threads last year but its gonna be awesome
We actually had this in 2nd year of uni, Starting in Nottingham England we had to get a far away as possible without spending a penny and the uni would finance your trip back. Also travelling in pairs fo safety and so you dont get too bored on the side of the road
Well we got as far as Bucharest (Romania), which is 1364.04 miles and 2195.15 Kilometres in 24 hours with only spending £20 on food. Was such a fun trip, my advice is look for truckers, nice spacious cabs and get you a long way We actually went down the line in Dover asking every trucker where he was heading and if we could dive in. It was suprisingly easy and everyone wants to help in a cool challenge like this

[ZFR]

Hey I'm back.

I've been in Munich on the hitchhiking competition, then in Poland, then after coming back to Ireland I didn't have much time to post in IW.

ElfBane, thanks for the info!

Anyway, we've managed to reach Munich from Sopot in 26 hours.

We came 22nd. And seeing how there were 162 teams registered this is a pretty decent result

We used 10 cars in total.

Out of the 162 registered, I think only 150-something started. Later we learnt that only 86 reached the destination, which is strange, seeing how getting to Munich isn't that difficult.

The winners reached there in just over 17 hours.

Anyway, overall it was great. We reached the place 2pm on Friday and were too tired to really go anywhere so we just strolled about the city centre a bit.

On saturday we went to see the Neuschwanstein. The place is great. Took us whole day though. We had planned to go back Sunday morning by train, but seeing how we haven't really seen anything in Munich yet we spent Sunday morning and afternoon visitng the city. Ween to the English Gardens, the German Museum, Residnz and few other places. At 4pm we started hitchhinking back home. Getting out of the city proved difficult and only after 6 we actually caught something but then evrything went smoothly and after 10am next day we were home.

[Bungleau]

Congrats, ZFR! Was this just your second time competing in this?

[ZFR]

Originally Posted by Bungleau Congrats, ZFR! Was this just your second time competing in this?

4th.