Arriving into Munich at the airport around 10am with my wife and 8 year old. Need to decide if I should take them up to the castle or stay in Munch. I think they would love the castle but they will kill me if it ends up being to hard on them. We are flying out the next morning, so I would need to drop the luggage of at a hotel before heading to the castle. How long is the train and other transport from the Munich airport to the castle. Can an 8 year old go on the luge. Can we squeeze both luge and castle in. The alternative may be to go to the Deutche science museum which seems to have some focus on kids. We are going onward to Rome, Florence, Naples, Athens, Greek Islands, Istanbul and Epheus so probably do not need to see the chruches and art in Munich.
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I%26#39;d do Nymphenburg castle instead of Neuschwanstein. To an 8 y/o who%26#39;s never seen a European or German castle it%26#39;s impressive enough plus it%26#39;s close to downtown Munich and allows you much more time to just stroll thru the streets of Munich, shop, relax, sit down, enjoy the atmosphere etc.
Try to find a hotel not too close to the front side of the train station as that area is not exactly what a family with an 8 y/o would enjoy.
The Four Points Hotel Munich Central has got very, very large spacious rooms, a very big balcony per room and if you%26#39;re on one of the upper floors you can see all the beautiful church clock towers of the Southern part of the city in front of a breathtaking Alpine panorama.
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Travel time is ~ 3,25 hours from Munich Airport to Hohenschwangau. Without dropping the luggage at a hotel. Than you need to buy a ticket for one of the next tours. And you%26#39;ll need another 35-45 minutes to reach Neuschwanstein Castle itself. Plus the tour itself
Pretty tight, I would not recommend it in your case.
Stay in Munich. You can visit
a) if the weather is nice
Nymphenburg Palace and Park
…bayern.de/englisch/…ny_schl.htm
…bayern.de/englisch/…ny_park.htm
b) if the weather is not so nice
Munich Residenz
…bayern.de/englisch/palace/uebers/mu_res.htm
More impressive from the interior than Neuschwanstein.
Deutsches Museum is also an idea.
%26gt; churches and art in Munich.
The others on your list are not that much into South German Baroque.
…wikipedia.org/wiki/…29
Same for Flemish and Old German Masters.
pinakothek.de/alte-pinakothek/museum/museum_…
Not even speaking of more modern art (19th century and newer).
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Thank you very much, you guys are a truly wonderful. I owe you a beer.
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Abalada, like your comments about the German Baroque. I will make sure that we focus on that one. Andreas, thanks for your comments we will see Nymphenburg Palace. Appreciate your effort here quite a bit and I will give you guys feedback afterwards.
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Maybe out of the ordinary for a European Trip, but we truly enjoyed the Englisch Gardens and the outdoor beer garden at the Pagoda. It%26#39;s not at all like a beer joint in the US. It%26#39;s an open air facility with familes of all ages and their pets. The food is wonderful. Also rent a paddle boat on the lake - I think an 8 year old would love that part.
Neuschwanstein is truly wonderful - but not if you have to rush through on a whirlwind. The next time you are in the area plan on spending some time in the little village of Horn which has views to the castles. Lots of paved bike paths and lots of daytrip options including Linderhof. The summer luge is a blast and there were lots of kids and adults on the luge.
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