Things you love about Munich

After looking out of my window, I have a desperate need for a feel-good thread. What do you love about Munich? Even an unsurpassable moaner like myself likes this city when the weather plays along (..).

My favourites are:
The Isar
The English Garden
Beergardens
The Bavarian Alps
The sheer amount of various species of birds stopping over on our balcony in the middle of town every morning
The 3 of 4 squirrels running around on our balcony in the middle of town every morning
The location: Perfect for quickly getting away from

What are yours? Do you have photos to share with us to back your statements up?

The tap water.

my friends are here.
Public transport is relatively okay
The Germans let me live here.
Müller Brezen, yummy with fresh Obazta in the beergarten.

Am I imagining it or has it just started to rain even heavier?

The weather

The clouds. Munich has the most beautiful clouds I have ever seen.
The sunsets.

The surroundings as well. On a short distance the beautiful landscapes, and a bit further, the ability to be outside in a totally different country within 1-2 hours of driving.

Hot German chicks in Dirndls.

Street cafés, the parks and the museums.

Lower back dimples

It must be all the bicycling.

Walking home after a late night and not having to look behind you.

The beer
The Alps
the lakes
more sunny days than in the UK (wouldnt believe it today, though makes me home sick! Nnooooo.)

Beer gardens and just enough good weather to sit in them from 13:30 till 22:00. Still recovering from Saturday in Hofbräu with Sin & bluedave

Hard to believe on a day like this... * looking outside *

Munich actually gets twice as much rainfall as London in the summer.

According to Wikipedia, July is the driest month of the year in London, whereas in Munich, it is the wettest month of the year. Never would have thought...

It drizzles a lot in London though, whereas summer storms here normally pour down. I wouldn't say that the number of hours of sunshine would be more in London than here in Munich.. can't find stats to back this up though..

die frau

Kid now proffer a seat when I board the underground/suburban train/tram/bus.
In Dublin they take your wallet.

Theres nothing wrong with a refreshing shower

OK but todays a pisser.

According to Auntie BeeB Munich has 8 hours Sunshine and London 6.

The white filigree work of hoarfrost on tree branches against a backdrop of winter mist.
The flaming blossoms of chestnut trees in the Biergärten.
The silky air on summer nights following baking hot days.
The crisp, clear autumn air that lets you see for miles and miles.
Seasons, their typical appearances and the festivities belonging to each one.

- view/sunset from Olympia Park Hill
- view on Frauenkirche from Salvatorplatz

Things I love about munich?

The snow in winter.
The sun in summer.
(and please not the other way round!!!)

then:
- Leberkaes
- The view of the alps when we have Foen
- The colours in autumn
- The "marder" that ate half of my car.
- The u-bahn coming every 5 minutes
- The way girls (un)dress in spring.
- The pheasant I try to roadkill every summer.

and many many other things...

Coming along the Auffahrtsallee either early in the morning or at dusk and seeing this:

Peeking through the railings to see the public gardens at Allianz HQ next to the Englischer Garten.
Riding the 19 tram at night around Maxmonument while looking backwards and seeing greywallgreywallgreywallgreywall *stunning yellow architectural beauty lit in splendour*.
The Glockenspiel and cheering for the Bavarian jouster that knocks over Austria.
The balcony at the Rathaus full of geraniums in summer and carol singers in winter.
The lions with the rings that people rub for luck at Odeonsplatz.
Indian Summer trips to the lakes.
Hofgarten.
Low light polution so you can see the stars at night.
People being outdoors instead of stuck inside an office, a pub, a car.
Seeing the Alps when there's Föhn and which makes them look like a film-set prop.
That there were two street festivals in my road two weeks ago and my neighbours and people from the stores in my road called me over to say hi and have a drink. The same neighbours and storekeepers who wave when I go past and I wave back at.
That when I open the blinds in the morning, I can see a building with a spring onion turret and some trees and sky.
And...
That many of my dearest friends are here.

Nice work, didn't realise BBC had stats like this.

People watching and my shopping experience at Ludwig Beck

MarienPlatz. we take a walk from sendlingerTor via sendlingerStrasse to Marien platz, then to stachus and back home via sonnenStr. Nice people watching

Munich emerges as most liveable city:

Munich: Monocle's most liveable city

I'm from Berkeley, California, where there are lots of vegetarians and restaurants that cater to them. This makes it tough for a carnivore like me. However, in Munich, I can get lots of meat--steak, sausage, whatever. Mmmmm.

Cycle paths-> beergadrens-> and more predictable weather than Britain. (The combination is good)

Also, Munich has some nice big companies. So for work reasons Munich is good. For me its mostly BMW.

Strange noone mentioned the Germans,the Bavarians, the chat and the laugh

The best thing about Munich is... it's my home.

FC Bayern München is what I love about Munich. I especially like the Muenchners on the FC Bayern.

Love the church bells - brilliant stuff and the way that some of them don't ring at night ... now that's what I call seriously good planning

The autumn colours along the Isar

To be able to walk, ride a bike, travel with ease

The proximity of the lakes and the Alps

Munich is beautiful tidy, organised, people are generally honest, kind and polite. two times my purse and some other staff were returned to me. it is beautiful. it is very secure and feel safe.
i met nice people and learnt a lot from them.

Viktualienmarkt.
Its proximity to the Alps and beautiful countryside.
The PYO fruit fields.
Food.
Good condition flats.
Cheap public transport which works most of the time.

odeonsplatz, rezidenz, isar.
being able to walk in the streeet alone at 3 am and feeling secure.
cleaness
all the time something is going on, it is interesting and lively

Hi, I had a visit to Munich last August. It was a wonderful trip. I really love the weather and the enviroment. Peoples are friendly. I like to hang around in English garden and to Marienplatz. But the most beautiful places is Domagk - the huge housing area with alot of green.

the shops are open till 8 o'clock, enough time to do shopping!

My likes about Munich: a very livable, friendly and orderly city... all the advantages of the big city with a small town feel to it...people watching @ Odeonsplatz or Marienplatz... Weissbier! And green... oh so green with its parks and gardens!!

did nobody mention oktoberfest?!

Also, what a wonderful atmosphere. Everybody's so friendly and open.
It's so multicultural
Always something to do - a fest for every season, a restaurant for every budget
It's safe
Wonderful distinct seasons
A great city for every age

Munich seems like an exceedingly well-preserved city, or well-rebuilt, at least.
Alt-Perlach is amazing. There are houses here which are over 500 years old, and they have little plaques describing what the house used to be.
I live in a huge condo shaped like the old houses. I have a little wooden balcony! Everything seems to be made of wood around here!
And such a cute little stream! Hachinger Bach, they call it.
Everything is so green! It's like every street has trees in it, and some have multiple rows of trees.
They have forests that stretch for MILES, and a crazy amount of parks, plus there are flowers everywhere, people decorate their houses with HUNDREDS of flowers.
Plus everybody cycles. It's flat, and bike lanes are everywhere, even outside the city, and even in places where there aren't any, people drive carefully and yield to me.
They even have little plaques telling you where you are in the middle of the Perlacher Först. And maps.
Public transportation is also awesome...

Glad you love it here eggy, easy to take the piss but happy that you feel the same about the town that I call home .