Day -1: September 13 Munich

We arrive at Munich airport at 10:30 am from Paris and head straight to the Kempinski airport hotel, which is the Munich hotel that is part of the European delivery program. The hotel, terminals a shopping arcade and the train station are all connected by a transparent dome. There is a large supermarket (Edeka) and plenty of dining choices. Unless you are picky, you will not go hungry. We like street food – no Burger King for us, but Doner kebaps! Yeah.

At the hotel we’re told it’s too early to get a room, but we can drop our luggage off and our room will be ready at two. We’re also informed that our room and breakfast are covered by “the company”, i.e., Audi, and are given a voucher for the early “fruhstuck” or breakfast, which is from 5-8am. No problem. We drop off our bags and buy two day tickets at the rail station and head off to Marienplatz, where we have a reservation for a guided tour of Dachau.

The S-bahn takes exactly 38 mins to drop us off at Marienplatz. After the tour, which runs from 1-6 pm, we wander around Marienplatz some more and then take the train back to the airport. We check in – the room is large by European standards. The showers are great – and it feels like just another sterile airport hotel. After a quick dinner and shopping for some essentials, we turn in.

Marienplatz














Marienplatz S-bahn















Dachau - Entrance and Interior