Shops in Munich I'm planning to hit up at the end of July

The main reason I convinced my fiance that we should break up the drive down to Berchtesgaden from the Rhein Ruhr area in Germany by having a stop-over in Munich was not the alleged stressful driving on German Autobahns during the main holiday season but the fact that we set off reasonably early in the morning we should be able to check in around 2/3pm which would mean shops are still open!

As I am going hiking on the Austrian border the first main shops I'll be checking out are in no particular order:

Sport Schuster

This specialist sport shop is located right in the centre of Munich, directly located on the famous Marienplatz. They are celebrating their 100th birthday this year and you can get literally everything from a simple gym kit to kitting yourself out for a Himalayan expedition.

And they even have an indoor climbing wall!

Oberpollinger Sporthaus

Oberpollinger is located right at the beginning of the pedestrian zone coming down from the Stachus and across five floors they stock the appropriate gear for loads of different sports.  I always check out the basement for all hiking and skiing related stuff and the first floor for their swimwear.

Karstadt Oberpollinger is connected to the department store Oberpollinger where one can bankrupt oneself with designer shopping!


If I have any Euros left after hitting these two mega sportshops then I will head for my favourite bargainista shops:

Tally-Weijl - Neuhauser Str 17

I used to shop there when I first moved to London but then the company very annoyingly left the UK...

Ann Christine - Neuhauser Str 29

I like their mix of stylish, sophisticated and fashion forward pieces which are extremely good value for money!

And to have a quick look at (non-practical) shoes I'll check out Roland and Tretter!

Summer Holiday Preview - Berchtesgaden, Upper Bavaria, Germany

I am really excited because at the end of July we will be going on our annual summer mountain holiday.  This year we have elected to stay in the Berchtesgadener Land area of Germany a stunningly beautiful area located in the outermost corner of Upper Bavaria right on the border to Austria.

We will be staying at the Alpenhotel Weiherbach from Saturday, 27 July to Wednesday, 7 August.  We booked via Booking.com and as well as the automated booking confirmation we also received a personal booking confirmation from the hotel directly.

The hotel is located on the outskirts  of Berchtesgaden and the walk into the town centre will take between 15 to 20 minutes (the walk back will probably be slightly longer due to it largely being uphill).  However, there is also a bus (and I guess there is always the option of an "emergency" cab).

The hotel has a big garden area with sun loungers and an indoor swimming poll and a Kneipp pool - in case we are overwhelmed by the need of a "hiking time-out".

We will split the drive down from the Dortmund area by leaving on Friday, 26 July and driving down to Munich where we will spend the night at the Hotel Stachus which is really centrally located - about 5 minutes from Munich's famous pedestrian area.

Can't wait till July! Super excited!