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-====Germany==== 
  
-In cities, it's easy to get around with only English.  Public transportation is excellent. 
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-If you have Bank of America, withdrawals from Deutsche Bank are free. 
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-===Munich===  
-Home of ESO, MPA, MPE 
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-==Getting around== 
-The UBahn and SBahn are the subway/streetcars that run around Munich, and you can take a line directly from the airport into the city.  The main square is Marienplatz, and the Hauptbahnhof is the main train station.  You need coins or an atm card with a gold chip to buy a ticket from a machine; in general, it's easier to buy a one way ticket (Einzelfahrt) or day card (Tageskarte) than a stripe card (you need to know what zones you're traveling through for this).  If you're traveling with one or more other people, you can get a partner card, which is cheaper, and you can cover up to 5 people with that ticket.  They do periodic checks for tickets, though not regular ones. 
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-==Things to do== 
-  *Market near Marienplatz 
-  *Go to the Hofbrauhaus, because everyone does.  The Augustiner Brauerei is also not far, and more authentic. 
-  *BMW museum+world.  Peutelring stop.  You can also do a factory tour during the week, but you have to sign up ahead of time. 
-  *Olympic park.  Big, nice, and right across from the BMW museum/world.  Sometimes there are festivals; the entire month of July, there's an international festival there. 
-  *Deutsches Museum-- Science Museum 
-  *English Garden-- Giant park, with lots and lots of beer gardens.  And a standing wave where people surf along the river.  
-  *Nymphenburg palace-- lots of small palaces in addition to the big one.  At the edge of the city. 
-  *Andechs Monastery/brewery-- Outside of the city, at the end of the S5.   A ~1 hour hike up, or you can take a bus.  Excellent view and excellent beer. 
-  *Dachau 
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-==Nearby attractions== 
-  *Neuschwanstein Castle-- "Disney Castle" 
-  *Innsbruck 
-  *Salzburg 
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-==Bars== 
-Fancy bars/clubs do have dress codes, and may deny entrance (though less likely to do so for tourists); they refused to admit a nerdy-looking German grad at one, even when we tried to get him different clothes.  A nice shirt and non-sneakers should be ok for guys. 
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-Schwabinger 7 in Muenchner Freiheit (U3/U6) is a favorite dive bar of students; there are a reasonable number of bars in the area.   
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-Kultfabrik is a giant clubbing mecca that used to be a large warehouse and is now split into tons of separate clubs and food stands-- next to the Ostbahnhof (east train station). 
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-The bars near Marienplatz are more touristy (Australian bar, Irish bar, etc.).  There are a bunch of gay bars near Sendliger Tor in the Glockenbachviertel. 

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