I will be the first one to state that I love Munich. I had the luck of being able to stay in the city for a month. I ran around and checked out all of the sights. I hadn’t been back to the city in over eight years and was able to convince my husband that we should visit for a day.
Upon our visit to Munich, I realized that my memories of the city were pretty good. Naturally I compared Munich to my adopted city of Vienna and noticed the following that I prefer about Munich over Vienna:
- The underground subway is in fact underground. The only time it emerges is when it is out in the suburbs. I like this because Munich doesn’t have the noise that the train makes and there is no bad real estate because of the above ground train. In Vienna, the train is about 30% underground, the rest above ground. It is unsightly and loud.
- The people of Munich are friendly. Ask any Austrian or anyone who knows the Viennese, and they’ll tell you the Viennese aren’t proper Austrians because of their rudeness and unfriendliness.
- Munich is cleaner than Vienna.
- Munich has good shopping that is comparable to Milan or Paris.
- There’s a great party scene in Munich
- Cultural opportunities of fantastic museums and great theater are never ending
Having not been to Munich for over eight years, I did in fact romanticize. Though the above holds true, Vienna still holds my heart because of it’s imperial nature. The Inner City of Vienna blows Munich out of the water in its ability to impress with its fantastic architecture. I have never seen anything more beautiful or impressive than the Inner City of Vienna. Also, cultural opportunities are just as strong in Vienna as they are in Munich, and there is a good party scene in Vienna too.
That and I just might be feeling that Vienna is in fact, home.
