ICON Intern Adventures: Besides the fact, that Amy, Chris, Abby and I ended up spending a night in an Austrian train station, my weekend was filled with plenty of good times in Munich. I saw many a beer but not enough dirndls, surprisingly.
We stayed at this really fascinating hotel, called Hotel Achterbahn, which in German means roller coaster. (www.hotelachterbahn.de/) Given its name we weren’t sure what to expect but it turns out the decor of this little hotel encapsulates an “emotional roller coaster” theme that the owners carried out through each room, representing emotions such as bliss, relaxation and even fear. It only costs 30 euros a night and 5 extra euros for a delightful breakfast at this eclectic-looking cafe across the way (also owned by the same people, no less.) I enjoyed my stay so much that I even told one of the owners that I was going to write a review about it, and here I am now. So even if you can’t find it in your heart to forgive my tendencies to geek out about food and interesting places to visit, I hope you are someone who at least likes to keep good travel advice in mind. This brings me to my next piece of the advice for those of you who plan on stopping by Munich and on tight budget–forget standing in lines for major tourists attractions and do what we did, walk around the city (or take a walking tour, sometimes they’re might be free ones) and drink beer. There are plenty of beer gardens within these beautiful parks and you’re exposed to the German culture on a more intimate level as well. Finally, on the day you leave Munich, make sure you have a returning train ticket before you go anywhere. This way you won’t end up sleeping on a bench/floor of the train station, while waiting for a six hour lay over (on top of taking a ton of transfers) back to your point of origin. Live and learn, they say.
Thanks, Lauren! great post! Such a great weekend.
