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Munich City Guide 2016

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Update 2016

New Style & New Layout

2016. Finally there has been enough time to update the original Munich City Guide. This is the 6th and possibly the last major update since 1996, the guide is now 20 years old, one of the oldest websites still operating. The original design was made with Microsoft Notepad using a magazine article to copy and past code, now it is a lot easier.

Wordpress 4.4.1 2016This Guide uses WordPress with a modified Theme from a market leader in Professional Themes What makes any selection of a Theme important, is the support provided.

 

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Unfortunately I no longer live in Munich to provide more personal information and images on a regular basis. Living in the Bavarian Forest one and half hours from Munich makes it much harder. The Guide is a mixture of personal pages and selected links to other suitable companies. This is always under review and new additions are planned monthly.

I have also decided to accept more advertising as this is more acceptable nowadays, but apart from the Google ads, the other advertisement are selected to suit the guide. If you are interested in advertising, please see the advertising guide (opens in a new window) for more information.

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Normal Service will be resumed as soon as possible

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Normal Service will be resumed as soon as possible

We apologise for being off-line

The Munich City Guide was off line for 6 days due to the web server at the hosting company being hacked. We take pride in offering a guide to Munich for English speaking visitors and depend on the services provided by a hosting company. Over the last 20 years the Guide has been operating this has happened a few times, mainly due to technical problems. Hacking is the latest challenge facing website owners and service providers. Our site was not hacked and regular checks are made to prevent any malware being distributed.

Were does the title come from?

In the early days of television in the UK, the BBC had a test card displayed when technical problems happened. The words ” Normal Service will be resumed as soon as possible ” are part of British television history. There is an article about the very first video recorder used by the BBC, and when this stopped working for any reason, then the message ” Normal Service will be resumed as soon as possible” was displayed.

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Normal Service will be resumed as soon as possible BBC2 Testcard

 

 

 

 

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We have a new home

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New home Hosting Company

Since the beginning of the year we have been having many problems with the existing home hosting company. The final straw was in February, when the server this website was hosted on was hacked. We managed to get it working again and then 3 days later, down again.

Opened tickets concerning the problem went un-answered, live Chat sessions produce promises which never happen. So the decision was made to final a new hosting company, with the type of hosting we required, the excellent WordPress platform and great support staff. Eventually we think we have found one and will be test the installation live over the coming weeks.

Since moving to the new hosting company we are happy to report that uptime has been excellent.

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Visiting Munich for the 2016 Oktoberfest?

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2016 Oktoberfest

This year the 2016 Oktoberfest festival starts on September 17th at 12:00am until October 3rd and started in 1810 for the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig.

If you are planning on visiting the Munich 2016 Oktoberfest, pleased be aware that there will be extra strong security on all visitors. This could include banning all rucksacks and bag searches and spot checks on personal identity. In today’s world of people wishing to do harm to others for a range of reasons, this is understandable. For more information, see the Oktoberfest Insider website.

What to expect is sometimes based on what you know and have knowledge of. The Oktoberfest is the biggest peoples festival in the world serving a lot of beer. Many cities around the world have created their own Oktoberfest, but there is nothing like the original.

2016 Oktoberfest LogoEach year Munich holds a competition to select the design for the Oktoberfest. This year it was won by Linda Sophie Schultheis & Susanna Schneide.

Bierkrugs, t-shirts and many other articles are using the logo to identified this years “Wiesn”. It is now 50 years since the idea for a logo or icon first started.

 

 

 

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2016 Munich Oktoberfest

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This years Oktoberfest

With less than 24 hours to go, the final preparations are being made for the open at 12:00 on Saturday 17th October of the 2016 Munich Oktoberfest. There are many websites with detailed information, but all confirm that this year security will be very high. For the first time there is a parameter fence surrounding the “Weisn” If you want to camp, here is the camping information Check out one of the leading Munich breweries at the Oktoberfest, Paulaner

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The Munich Oktoberfest 2017

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The 184th Munich Oktoberfest 2017

Munich Oktoberfest 2017The 2017 Oktoberfest runs from Saturday 16th September until Sunday 3rd October.

It’s held in the Theresienwiese which is located in the west of the city centre of Munich. It’s celebrated in the same place yearly which made the locals dub it as a holiday also known as “The Prairie”.  To reach Theresienwiese, take advantage of public transport in Munich, the main ones are the U-Bahn, buses and trams. Many of the routes will take you directly to the festival site.

There will be strict security control and all handbags will be searched. NO RUCKSACKS ALLOWED. If you have one, you will turned away. This is to protect all the visitors to the Oktoberfest 2017.

A history of the Munich Oktoberfest will be available in the main menu bar.

 

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Munich Oktoberfest 2017

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The Munich Oktoberfest 2017 has started

Munich Oktoberfest 2017 logo

 

On a cold and wet Saturday the 184th Oktoberfest started at 12.00 promptly. This year is the longest Oktoberfest, as it finishes on Tuesday 3rd October due to a public holiday. See live video from the Oktoberfest.

Here are some images from the first week-end if you missed them. Many traditions stretching back to early days have made the modern Oktoberfest a must visit spectacle. There is must more than just drinking beer, the many souvenir stalls, grilled Steckelfisch, grilled chicken, and then there all the fun of the fair.

 

 

Hope you enjoy these images and will consider visiting or maybe book for next year. Maybe you would like to see the Hofbräu Tent during opening times

 

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Staying cool in the hot weather in Munich


June is Munich’s Birthday

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861 years old this week-end

Time marches on and this week-end see’s the 861st Birthday of the city of Munich. Weather could be better, but that will not stop the visitors or the entertainment.

Plenty to see and do, a great place to see arts and crafts. To visit a previous Birthday, check out this page, Munich Birthday

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Updates Suspended

Progress is being made

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Munich updates include a new home page

I have a number of websites, and it can be difficult to update my very first website which came to life in 1996. In 25 years everything has changed including me.

The challenge is re-building the many pages to the new WordPress and security standards, checking the information and updating any links. This is really a work of love. Unfortunately I no-longer in Munich, but not that far away. The contact form has been temporary moved as I am unable to reply to requests for local information.

Old Munich information

Over 25 years there has been a wealth of information shown and then forgotten. Now I am try to bring back that information. Updating where necessary and include the new standards on security and format.

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Visiting Munich for the 2016 Oktoberfest?

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2016 Oktoberfest

This year the 2016 Oktoberfest festival starts on September 17th at 12:00am until October 3rd and started in 1810 for the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig.

If you are planning on visiting the Munich 2016 Oktoberfest, pleased be aware that there will be extra strong security on all visitors. This could include banning all rucksacks and bag searches and spot checks on personal identity. In today’s world of people wishing to do harm to others for a range of reasons, this is understandable. For more information, see the Oktoberfest Insider website.

What to expect is sometimes based on what you know and have knowledge of. The Oktoberfest is the biggest peoples festival in the world serving a lot of beer. Many cities around the world have created their own Oktoberfest, but there is nothing like the original.

2016 Oktoberfest LogoEach year Munich holds a competition to select the design for the Oktoberfest. This year it was won by Linda Sophie Schultheis & Susanna Schneide.

Bierkrugs, t-shirts and many other articles are using the logo to identified this years “Wiesn”. It is now 50 years since the idea for a logo or icon first started.

 

 

 

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2016 Munich Oktoberfest

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This years Oktoberfest

With less than 24 hours to go, the final preparations are being made for the open at 12:00 on Saturday 17th October of the 2016 Munich Oktoberfest. There are many websites with detailed information, but all confirm that this year security will be very high. For the first time there is a parameter fence surrounding the “Weisn” If you want to camp, here is the camping information Check out one of the leading Munich breweries at the Oktoberfest, Paulaner

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The Munich Oktoberfest 2017

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The 184th Munich Oktoberfest 2017

Munich Oktoberfest 2017The 2017 Oktoberfest runs from Saturday 16th September until Sunday 3rd October.

It’s held in the Theresienwiese which is located in the west of the city centre of Munich. It’s celebrated in the same place yearly which made the locals dub it as a holiday also known as “The Prairie”.  To reach Theresienwiese, take advantage of public transport in Munich, the main ones are the U-Bahn, buses and trams. Many of the routes will take you directly to the festival site.

There will be strict security control and all handbags will be searched. NO RUCKSACKS ALLOWED. If you have one, you will turned away. This is to protect all the visitors to the Oktoberfest 2017.

A history of the Munich Oktoberfest will be available in the main menu bar.

 

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Munich Oktoberfest 2017

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The Munich Oktoberfest 2017 has started

Munich Oktoberfest 2017 logo

 

On a cold and wet Saturday the 184th Oktoberfest started at 12.00 promptly. This year is the longest Oktoberfest, as it finishes on Tuesday 3rd October due to a public holiday. See live video from the Oktoberfest.

Here are some images from the first week-end if you missed them. Many traditions stretching back to early days have made the modern Oktoberfest a must visit spectacle. There is must more than just drinking beer, the many souvenir stalls, grilled Steckelfisch, grilled chicken, and then there all the fun of the fair.

 

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Hope you enjoy these images and will consider visiting or maybe book for next year. Maybe you would like to see the Hofbräu Tent during opening times

 

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