Munich accommodation?

[scooterscot]

You could say a lot of the same things about Munich TBH. It's not as liberal as Berlin, a bit richer and a bit more expensive, but it's a great city to live in, it seems there are more jobs here especially in IT, and it's close to the Alps.

Also, the beer garden is a Bavarian invention, and Munich's beer gardens are quite simply the best anywhere, some of them are huge (but rarely too busy to enjoy) and most have large well shaded children's play areas so you can sit there even on a sunny summer afternoon and enjoy a Maß while the kids wear themselves out. I had a book called the "Beirgarten Führer" which you might want to obtain a copy of.

Whereabouts in Munich are you? Perhaps we could go for a beer one evening.

Very close to oktoberfest in a place called sendling, nice enough and only 3 u-bahn stops to town.

We looked in the usual places, schwabing, neuhausen, however you're well over €2000 pcm now for around 130sqm.

Spent 6 hours in ikea yesterday buying up half the shop, better that than on a provision we thought.

[scooterscot]

The Germans seem to move around a lot less than we do, I suspect the cost of moving plays a large part in that. I don't have any personal experience aside from making a few basic enquiries but I know that one of my colleagues found "regular" landlords were often unwilling to deal with you if you didn't speak German well and were only planning to be here for short time i.e. 1-2 years.

I agree. We were told never to mention how long you're going to stay. Don't ask don't get and the minimal term was not written into the contract.

That being said the landlords were very opened us brits occupying their home considering we were competing against 20 other's who were interested in the property. They even brought their son along who spoke good english, the parents english in fact was a lot better than my german.

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The other big thing is ventilation, most German houses I have been in are hermetically sealed and you need to open the windows for 5-10 minutes of a morning and evening to let the moist air out or you will end up with a lot of condensation and mildew / fungal growth can set in within a few weeks in the winter months. A dehumidifier can be a worthwhile investment although avoid the super cheap ones from conrad as they break

Good tip. We did find our new abode completely sound proofed from the world outside.

With hindsight I wish I had gone down the "normal" route when I came here 2 1/2 years ago. Although it would meant relocating my family, which was a hard sell with a 3 month contract, it would have saved me a fortune running two houses and mean I wouldn't have to go home to London which TBH I am not looking forwards to.

Similar situation last year, running two houses. This year we decided to rent out the edinburgh house (took about a week surprised us both). Now we feel more settled living out here (germany) than the UK. Not intending a return trip until after April 6th 2012!

[doodab]

Very close to oktoberfest in a place called sendling, nice enough and only 3 u-bahn stops to town.

We looked in the usual places, schwabing, neuhausen, however you're well over €2000 pcm now for around 130sqm.

Spent 6 hours in ikea yesterday buying up half the shop, better that than on a provision we thought.

Yes, it seems nice round there. You're quite close to Isarvorstadt which has a lot of nice restaurants and bars. It's a nicer area for going out that Schwabing IMO. I think if I was staying I would be looking for somewhere round there, or in Haidhausen or perhaps Bogenhausen although that is also quite expensive.

At the moment I'm quite a long way out on the eastern edge of the city, which is a bit of a no mans land although I can still be in the city centre in 15-20 minutes.

[Olly]

Crikey I miss Munich, am going for a long visit to Berlin in the summer I think. Will see if it's more my thing than Munich but I really do miss a lot about Germany.

Anyone know of a job for a self managing data/business/analyst with a very poor grasp of German language?

[TimberWolf]

[scooterscot]

Yesterday we go the roof down on our wee fiat 500, it was 17 degrees C out and the sun shining. Meanwhile it was snowing in Edinburgh

Something that I was not expecting. You know when you arrive in mediterranean on one of those easyjet nighttime flights? You can tell it's been a sunny day cause the air has the warm humid feeling to it yet fresh smelling? Well that was Munich last night

[darmstadt]

Weel I've just got back from Köln where I was since Thursday evening as we went to the footie (beer, sausage and smoking in a sold-out stadium with great atmosphere) on Friday. Yesterday was spent sitting otuside in reasonably nice weather either having a beer or a coffee working of the previous nights excesses (The Severin area of Köln has a few pubs which don't open until 22:00 and shut in the morning which we had to try out, in the name of research.)

[doodab]

Yesterday we go the roof down on our wee fiat 500, it was 17 degrees C out and the sun shining. Meanwhile it was snowing in Edinburgh

Something that I was not expecting. You know when you arrive in mediterranean on one of those easyjet nighttime flights? You can tell it's been a sunny day cause the air has the warm humid feeling to it yet fresh smelling? Well that was Munich last night

Wait till you have your first 8pm mini hailstorm while sat in a beergarden. Very refreshing.

[scooterscot]

Weel I've just got back from Köln where I was since Thursday evening as we went to the footie (beer, sausage and smoking in a sold-out stadium with great atmosphere) on Friday. Yesterday was spent sitting otuside in reasonably nice weather either having a beer or a coffee working of the previous nights excesses (The Severin area of Köln has a few pubs which don't open until 22:00 and shut in the morning which we had to try out, in the name of research.)

Did you and the Mrs put a padlock on the bridge?

[Sysman]

Wait till you have your first 8pm mini hailstorm while sat in a beergarden. Very refreshing.

But it comes straight down here. None of the horizontal precipitation I used to "enjoy" in Yorkshire.

This means you can leave a computer on the balcony as long as it's under cover.