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My Maps (Line drawing by JHS, to avoid
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At airport, look for signs to S Bahn. Black "S", Green
circular background. S-Bahn ticket selling machines are near
escalator down to railway. Look for big block of about 4 + 4
blue machines each about 2.5 metres high by a metre wide.
Insert a 10 Euro note or 9.5 Euros of coins (>= 10 cent
coins ) (allow for machine to be over sensitive as usual
& reject some coins to the same place it also gives
change to & prints ticket to.
Buy either
- The 12 Euro (@ Feb 2010 pricing) blue "Streifen Karten"
(Strip ticket). Fold it so it is creased between "8" &
"9", with "8" upward; Insert into small blue boxes (about
30cm high by 20 cm wide, on vertical pedestals nearer S
Bahn escalator. The Box will stamp it (the Germans call it
`Cancelling' ! )'. The remaining 2 stripes can be used for
later journeys &/or with next "Streifen Karten you buy.
The stamped stripes are only Valid for travel in one
direction, they fine you if humans happen to catch you
overshooting & returning.
- The Gesamt Netz Tages Karte (Day Rover Card) pink
ticket costs: 9 Euro, good for rest of day wherever you go
(it's not a 24 hour card, ticket dies about 3 AM, so Not
valid for a full 24 hours until same time next day.
There's only one platform at the airport, it's at the end of
a branch line. All trains head into the city from there.
Sometimes you get a choice of 2 trains & 2 lines, S8
(Yellow & Black on map) is a bit quicker to Haupt Bahn
Hof (Main Rail Station) than S1 (Light Blue), but they
both go to Haupt Bahn Hof, albeit going through Haupt Bahn
Hof in opposite directions.
Bus Service too I think, to Haupt- Bahn- Hof.
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I'd suggest get off S bahn @ Marien- Platz, (2 stops before
Haupt Bahn Hof if on S8 heading West ), & change to take
the U-Bahn (same ticket still valid), take U3 (Dark Orange on
map) or U6 (Dark Blue) South, Richtung (Direction) {
(U3) Furstenried West, or (U6) Klinikum Gross-Hadern } Trains
aren't labelled with compass direction, just names. Go just 1
stop. Out at Sendlinger Tor.
Or you can get U1 (Green), U2 (Red), U7 (Green + Red), or
U8 (Red + Yellow) from Haupt Bahn Hof { also 1 stop to
Sendlinger Tor. (if you overshoot 1 stop on U1,2,7, or 8
through to Fraunhofer- Str, no problem, it's about
equidistant from Fraunhofer- to Holz- Str 27 d.) }
By Tram
Walk in same direction train was going, to end of platform,
It's a confusing rats nest underground, so best stay above
ground to avoid losing orientation, or take a compass. Then
either:
- Veer toward middle of Haupt Bahn Hof, then straighten
up, keep going, through ticket hall in same direction
train was going, out of main entrance, straight on ahead,
East across road, stop at island in middle of road with
tram tracks. Take Tram 17 going to the right = South ,
direction Effner Platz (Brown line on map).
- Or at end of platform turn right, walk out the South
entrance of Haupt Bahn Hof, walk across half the road to
tram track in middle of road, take tram 18 going left =
East, destination Effner Platz (Green route on on
map).
Both trams go through Stachus = Karls Platz, then through
Sendlinger Tor. Get out at Muller Str, & walk back the
way you came, following the tracks. Turn left into Holz
Str, (Where's there's a green Irish clothes shop on left
& a pub called Die Bank on the right). At next
junction, turn left at the travel agent/cafe on corner;
road left is still called Holz Str, Pass food supermarket
on left to steel gates.
If it's a nice day & you'r not heavily laden you may
prefer to walk to Sendlinger Tor:
- From Haupt- Bahn- Hof, If you'r a computer person
&/or want to look at electronic gadgets en route.
South into Schiller
Str & check 2 streets off to
each side, ie Schwan- Thaler- Str & Landwehr Str etc
(Schiller
Str itself no longer has electronic shops
unfortunately). After that Schiller
Str runs out of shops, but keep going South along it.
Allow 20 mins mins if you don't stop.
- From Haupt- Bahn- Hof A better walk for non
technologists Busier road. Normal shops. A bit longer.
Walk East, (direction toward city centre - Marien- Platz)
to Karls- Platz ( locally also named Stachus, (after name
of a pub landlord a few of centuries back), Then South
along Sonnen- Str. to Sendlinger Tor.
- From Marien- Platz , South West along Sendlinger
Str. Crowded pavements. Many big general shops. No tech.
shops.
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This is a major rail & road intersection, with many
exits. You need to orient yourself: If the sun is out you
need to go South. If the Sun is not out, look for _the_ Tor.
Tor means gate in German. The Tor is not where you want to
go, but with a map it gives you your orientation. It's an old
red brick structure of 2 towers with a giant arch between,
set back beyond & down slope from an open square on which
there are cafe tables in summer. "wo ist das Tor bitte ?" =
"Where is the Tor please?". The Tor is North East of the
centre of the main road junction intersecting Sonnen Str
& Lindwurm Str.
Use the street map (that you printed
from this page), a compass/ the sun, & start by following
tram tracks South, (very slightly downhill) down Muller Str,
toward River Isar, then right into Pestalozzi or (less
efficiently) later right into Holz- Str. It's faster through
Pestalozzi & past Holz Platz (a small square, renamed
about 2000 or so, with permanently closed green/yellow (from
memory) small mens' urinal (permanently closed), because
Holz- Str at this point turns 90 degrees in a dog leg, so
staying on Muller- str until you pass Holz- str is not
shortest route. Past Holz Platz, Past Apotheke (=Chemist with
a big red "A) Past a few small shops, Past food super market,
past Restaurant & Jewellers & Florist to steel
gates..
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Directions
In front of steel gate (GPS
co-ordinates) (large vehicle size), push 27 d.
Find button on left, A block is marked "27 d" Push STACEY;
Speak Your Name, Not My Name, Quickly & Loudly &
Clearly ! Identify yourself! Or be ignored !
(It's a central trendy area in a big city, too
many wasters all ring bells at random, inc. { deliverers
of parcels, distributors of freebie junk newspapers &
advertisements, & nicotine addicts wanting to buy
cigarettes from machine on wall inside the gate, kids
for pranks &/or to play in courtyards, nutters,
drunks, tramps, thieves (bikes etc) etc. }
Once you hear electric lock buzzing, enter, keep veering
gently (not sharp) left. 2nd inner courtyard. 3rd
staircase. Push another bell, left column, 3rd up; Even if
you see me through a window, without You pushing that
button, We can Not activate the door release for you. (We
can't put arm out of window to wave as an insect mesh
obstructs). Walk left up half a flight of stairs.
Floor 3 (= top in lift, = 1 from top in staircase). Left
side.
 No Smoking
Disabled access poor:
- Half flight of stairs unavoidable before lift.
(Incompetent architect ? Or mean commissioning
owners ? the building, new in 1986 even then had one lift
with 2 doors, but only for shop. About 2015 all lifts
were renewed, bit Not improved same lousey doors, no
improved access.)
- 1 Handrail on outer radius, none on inner radius. A
combination of a straight & a curve. Upward clockwise
spiral.
- Stairs Up or Down you can choose, both going to &
leaving flat, as depending which route (from/to:
courtyard (pedestrian not vehicle) & 2 garage
levels), stairs in either direction can be up or down
stairs, though garage routes include a few straight
stairs.
- An impossible nightmare for an adult sitting in a
wheelchair (unless multiple strong rescue crew, or a
special ambulance chair equipped with electric multi step
device (the one I saw to 4th floor (also no lift!) made a
hell of a repetitive thump, once per step, I came out to
check no one breaking a neighbour's door).
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This is a much smaller station, only 4 exits, one each side
of tracks, each end. Easier to navigate than the bigger
underground maze & human flotsam of Sendlinger Tor.
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Could also meet at Marien- Platz but further to walk, too far
with a 20+ Kg suit case. Marien- Platz meeting area is
smaller than Haupt Bahn Hof, & nicer, Conventional place
people meet is at [fish?] fountain (maybe known but
not signed as Marien- brunn ? Name not intuitive to non
Christian non German natives, so look for a statue in middle
of a small fountain) above ground, near right = SE
corner of the town hall, East of main entrance, (Right when
looking from column in square toward gates of Rathaus = town
hall. Some limited rain shelter is provided by town hall
nearby.
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3 blocks from River Isar cycle track. Beware tram lines on
Muller Str. Beware no tarmac between widely spaced cobble
stones between Muller & Holz Str. Plenty of bike parking
in inner courtyards behind steel gates mostly but not always
locked. Adequate racks , railings, trees to lock to.
Street parking difficult to find, & all on meters, not
cheap. 3 blocks from Isar river. Built in 1986, the garage
has not flooded, despite Isar getting near top of bank.
Access road Wester- Muehl- Strasse is effectively alternating
one way as modern fat cars parked on both sides. SUV &
vans make passing impossible, except at garage entrance..
Car park garage entrance (GPS co-ordinates) is not on Holz-
Str, but just round corner from Holz- Str, South East, on
Wester- Muehl- Strasse 1. Large high & double width
aperture in wall sufficient to take 2 {lorries/ trucks/
laster/ LKW} Entrance on North East side of Wester- Muehl-
Strasse, at North West end of Wester- Muehl- Strasse. Garage
has no public parking spaces, all privately rented except for
food supermarket customer short term parking. No proof of
being a customer required. Open till 20:00. After 20:00 one
needs a key to get in past vertical roller made of horizontal
metal slats. Various signs about their terms conditions of
parking. & which firm they use to tow away rogue
parkers.
The garage key entry entry has no facility to speak to
residents to activate gate. Bring a passenger, drop the
passenger off to ring bell at steel gate. I will come down
with my key. Allow time. Blame architects !
(Don't feel guilty about a short stop out of hours,
it won't deprive them, I buy lots there, you could buy
something if you want. It's their public access requirement
that has allowed vandals & thieves in to my (& other)
car's detriment at least twice over the years; The
company (was [forgotten] then Tengelmann, now sold to
Edeka) don't merit sympathy: { Their (Tengelmann) remote top
management were intransigent to do building work at night to
maximise their profit & minimise neighbours sleep; their
([?] & T.) fat separator tank for butchers dept. used to
regularly overfill & stink; their (T) rollers wheels on
dimpled ceramic tiles in butchers' dept etc, way before
working hours disturbs neighbours, their (T) previous
manageress was lousey to staff & customers; their (T
& now E) empty beer crate machine usually defrauds (on 20
bottle beer crates bit not individual bottles), falsely
printing 0,00. The staff are used to it, issuing hand credit
notes, mostly nice, some very, & distinctly better since
the (T) harridan left. }
Leaving garage: Occasionally the supermarket chain up
their park area after 20:00, but usually they don't bother,
time = money. To get out there's an inductive pick up
embedded in concrete, detects metal 4 wheel vehicles (does
not detect cycles), there's also a pull chain from middle of
roof (red & white plastic).
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Although only 1 door bell on street rings at flats, Leaving a
flat you can choose 5+ ways: Same as pedestrian entry, or 2
other pedestrian gates. Each has a switch on wall about 3
metres from entrance, at waist height, to de-activate the
steel gate lock to let you out. Or exit via Garage, Or via
tunnels & various staircase exits. Easy to get lost ;-)
Remember Munich
airport now has 2 Terminals. Same S Bahn stop for both.
One of the 2 lines to airport splits just before airport,
don't get caught in wrong half.
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