A trip to BMW Welt in Munich

[sumu]

Hello,

Last week me and my pal with his 5 years old son took a little daytrip to BMW Welt in Munich. Worth every cent, I'd say.

The Showroom building (where their latest car models are on display) is a sight by itself. Although not being the greatest fan of BMW automotive, the place kicks awake the sleeping technosexual in any healthy male of human species (and apparently in some females as well.) I mean, damn it.

The actual BMW Museum building is separated from the showroom, locating on the other side of the road and linked with the showroom with a walking bridge.

Both gave away lotsa things to see. For any total car nut, this kind of surgically carefully detailed exhibition leaves a permanent burnmark that won't stop smoking for quite a while. From this point of view I recommend to avoid the place at any cost :D.

These pics are from the showroom side. The place is not ment to be able to be captured with a camera at all, so these are just some single details.

Kippis,

sumu

[sumu]

Just some pics about the exhibition. Again, it's about nearly impossible to capture these views with a camera.

As an honest and objective conclusion, I sincerely recommend to visit the place. It does not matter whether you liked BMW or not, you will like your visit there.

Kippis,

sumu

[Ironwood]

Looks like the place has changed a bit since I was there in 1986. I visited the BMW museum while I was backpacking around Europe, was in Munich for the Octoberfest and did a few side trips around the area.
It was impressive back then, so I'm sure it's even more so now.

[endgrain]

Agreed, excellent historical and technological display, shame about the current breed in terms of reliability. For a while now, many locals have gone back to audi, merc and the fuel efficient vw's)
Bavarian beer by the way is extremely overrated as is the whole "stat". Avoid anything octoberfest (tourism gone wrong bavarian style) and get down to a genuine stammtisch on the schwäbisch alp. Watch out for the witches broom ;)
Next you'll be checking out the NSU museum (http://www.zweirad-museum.de/) in Neckarsulm ! Bikers paradise.
cheers

[Andy Mac]

Thanks sumu, just added another "must see" to the growing list. I like the clinical look when put against that old (and warm) technology!:D

Cheers,

[sumu]

Hello,


Bavarian beer by the way is extremely overrated as is the whole "stat". Avoid anything octoberfest (tourism gone wrong bavarian style) and get down to a genuine stammtisch on the schwäbisch alp. Watch out for the witches broom ;)


Here I must agree with you. For example Oktoberfest beer is generally okay as a drinkable malt brew, but it's main purpose is to create noise.

During these years I have had to visit Germany and Bavarian area, I have learned to avoid the products of big breweries of Munich and other cities. There is absolutely nothing wrong with them, filtered or unfiltered beer, but (even much) better beer can be found in smaller "isolated" breweries.

One of the best surprises I experienced in the city of Bamberg. I visited one local restaurant, called Wirtshaus zum Schlenkerla. I understood it was supported by this brewery called Brauerei Heller-Trum (in the business since 1678), making so called rauchbier or smoked beer. Despite I haven't before been a great fan of rauchbier, this one turned me into a believer. Incredible delicious beer, and suited with the steak like nothing else. I understood this particular brand I had is available only in this place, as a fresh local product. I was told that the scent and taste does not survive longer periods in storage.



Next you'll be checking out the NSU museum (http://www.zweirad-museum.de/) in Neckarsulm ! Bikers paradise.
cheersYep, I have heard about it but never had a change to visit the place. I've heard it's one of those must see's, too :2tsup:.

BTW, there was in Garmisch-Partenkirchen a BMW biker meeting about to end when we arrived there at Sunday evening. The BMW factory department with all their new bike models and variants is usually hanging around at the parking lot of spa Alpspitz-Wellenbad.

I took some pics when they were preparing the bikes for transportation back to factory. There were about 1/3 of the bikes still left on the parking lot.

Kippis,

sumu

[endgrain]

Those pics remind me of crating up my bike (a bit of an artform) on a solo world tour way back when, when most international borders were passable (with a little backsheesh) and people were a lot friendlier to australians. i.e. australia still had a wholesome/ unblemished reputation, pre howard.
Beer. Yes, we can thank the German purity law of 1500 something or other for those excellent brews. My partners (hugenot) dad and I spend way too much time visiting the breweries and beirmeisters of deutschland. dunkles heifer or bock, rauchen or a 6 minute pils it's always a gastronomical pleasure. The Benedictine Monks down at Blaubeuren reckon it's all in the water :)
Ade/ Adele (goodbye in Schwäbisch)
p.s: Dr Schwob, dr wird mit 40 gscheit, d'andre net en Ewigkeit!

[wheelinround]

Sumu thanks for the tour photo's are great :2tsup:

[sumu]

...and people were a lot friendlier to australians. i.e. australia still had a wholesome/ unblemished reputation, pre howard.

:?:2tsup: Say What? Dunno who is "howard", I have not been bothered. Sorry guys!

In Garmisch (like in Helsinki, Finland, baby) there is Aussie Bar. I've visited that joint a couple of times. Helsinki Aussie bar not yet visited but I'm invited (thanks Trizza :2tsup:, will join you there for a couple of pints of Cooper's Pale Ale).



Beer. Yes, we can thank the German purity law of 1500 something or other for those excellent brews. My partners (hugenot) dad and I spend way too much time visiting the breweries and beirmeisters of deutschland. dunkles heifer or bock, rauchen or a 6 minute pils it's always a gastronomical pleasure. The Benedictine Monks down at Blaubeuren reckon it's all in the water

Some will say "not always", but it is also so that there is few other nations who like to play with food and beer (and cars) development the way and as much as those 82 million germans do. The other thing they do is being maintaining their multitude of heritage issues what comes to their living environment and general lifestyle. If you are visiting Germany and decide to go with the flow with these issues, things should go along pretty good.


Some major German automotive manufacturers have done some silly-looking moves in the present past, the results being apparently not really up to the way the rest of the world has used to think about them. They seem to have a trouble in defining how to deal with the current development and still maintaining their character, and it will be interesting to see in what way they will solve it. It's true the raw engineering quality days of for example Mercedes W124 chassis and OM602 diesel engine are over, the quality factors have to be found from something else.

Kippis,

sumu