Check out Lindau and Bregenz my friend if you havent yet. You are missing something. Take the swiss eurocity-train from Munich to Zürich and you are there in less than 2 hours. Just book a couple of days in advance and its less than 30€ one way. The DB train is way less comfortable, stops everywhere and is almost 1 hour slower. Now its going to be summer and thats the season to visit lake constance (Bodensee).

There is no way you could live in Bad Tölz without a car ;D. You can do that in Munich or other big cities but not in the countryside. With some exceptions like Lindau where you get good public transportation.

You know Wirtshaus in der Au isnt was it once was. And its so overpriced. If you want a secret local tip then try the Gasthaus zur Fürstenrieder Schwaige in Fürstenried. Thats U3 final stop in the south or the one before depends if you walk or drive. You might be faster by foot if you get out of the UBahn one stop before Fürstenried West. This is my favourite restaurant in Munich and it also has a small Beergarden and is right next to a forest. But you want to eat from the menu here. They have a really good cook.

Bärlauch, or bear's or wild garlic, is a very seasonal thing in early spring. It's great for pesto, mix it with cream cheese and stuff a Cordon Bleu with it, make a creamy soup, lots of options. However, what you've had on your potato salad at Figlmüller was Vogerlsalat, field salad, dressed with pumpkin seed oil. Equally tasty, but something completely different :)

Western Europe is too arrogant for its own good, and overrated.

Kinda boring nature from a Norwegian POV

Hi guys - know you did this a while back now though I am putting it to good use as we speak! Only second day in and already I have to say thx for the great tip on going over to check out the the Hofbraukeller. It's quite rainy at the moment but I still made myself do a bit of the river walk and stopped there for lunch - was perfect! Got here mid afternoon yetserday and so checked the more tourist areas out in middle of Munich, and while that was good, was a bit too busy and touristy for me ... Haidhausen with lunch and a couple of beers was much more to my liking. Looking forward to the rest of the trip and your recommendations! Salzburg tomorrow 😀

Once again i am hooked on your fantastic videos Great job. My wife and i were in Lanshut on our way to Switzerland but not around Festival time. Loved your perspective.

This year is the 800 anniversary of Austria's biggest medieval festival in Friesach, Carinthia called "Spectaculum". That is something else, you can only pay by converting your Euros into the local currency they used back then.

You should try the most authentic khinkali with ricotta and spinach😊

Thanks for the tip! My son and I walked counter clockwise to avoid the crush of other visitors. The bus from GP was PACKED as today is the feast of Corpus Christi.

In 2 weeks, me and my girlfriend will be driving round Europe especially the Alps region. This has given me massive insight into the area and where is best to explore!!

What's with the voice? Sounds like from some cartoon 😬 Also no cap in the opera, manners, sir 🤦‍♀️

I am Austrian and I didn't even know that cockroaches exist here. 😒 At least I never saw one. But great video, was not aware how beautiful Kufstein is.

If you really like sledding. I would recommend you to go to Austria. Where there are a few of the best slopes not far across the border. And if you want to learn the proper technique i know quite a few locals in your area that i think can help you out. Or I can personally help you out but I live in the Netherlands so not around the corner. But in with I’m usually in the area for a week and can help you to learn the basics and have a couple of beers.

Next July I will be visiting Hallstatt. I will be staying at Obertraun for 3 days. Planned to Visit Gosau for 1 day. Can you please let me know if the 5 fingers point and the skywalk at Hallstatt both worth visiting? If not and only one is enough then which one to choose?

Thank you for the recommendation! We’re excited to check it out!

what a hypocrite, goes and films a monetized youtube video and tells people not to go.

When I was in Wien in 2019, I visited Cafe Landtmann near the University; I had a coffee that was very alcoholic, and a slice of Torte that was awesome. I visited the Cafe for a somewhat different reason: it's where Sigmund Freud routinely took his afternoon tea. The coffee was unforgettable, as was the Torte! The first restaurant looked familiar; was it the Plachutta's Gashof zur Oper?

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Once we travelled in our rental car from Zurich to Lucerne Switzerland. I have a habit of turning on to roads not planned for, much to my wife`s dismay. I had a deal with her that we would drive for 1 mile, and if it did not turn into something interesting we would turn back. On our way to Lucerne and Interlaken i found such a road. We kept rising in elevation and the scenery grew more beautiful mile by mile. We got to the top and there was the small village of Fueli-Ranft. We found a Zimmer-Frei and stayed for 2 days. We could lie in bed and look out at the Alps. We have returned 1 more time to take in the Solitude and Alpine beauty.

Murren Switzerland which can only be reached by Cable Car has unforgettable Mountain views!

My Wife and i have travelled to Germany, Austria and Switzerland many times in the past. As i have aged i find it difficult to travel as i once did. I find your videos both informative and entertaining. I now live vicariously through your Videos. Thanks!

Next video will be about beer in Vienna 😅

Thank you for the consistently great videos. You both do such an awesome job, keep up the good work. I always look forward to watching. We just got back from our Eurotrip (including Vienna) last month. Would have loved to watch this prior to our trip as we missed a few spots you recommended. Cheers!

Kloster Ettal is good also. A secular brewery in Aying is world class. Put your hand in the handle, don't grab it.

You always pride yourself on doing the non-touristy stuff so next time you'll have to try Schnitzelwirt. They serve the best schnitzel ever. I went to Drei Mühlen on your recommendation and Schnitzelwirt is even better, although having a cold Augustinerbräu tapped from a wooden fass is something special indeed. Cafe Sperl is one of our favorites. A certain Austro-German leader who also spent a lot of time in Munich was known to frequent the establishment. We always spend a lot of time at Cafe Ritter as it's close to our favorite bargain hotel, the K&T Boardinghouse (an unfortunate name for a nice place). You were a little harsh on the Naschmarkt. It was always busy when we visited but not obnoxiously so. It's a good place to score some nice paprika for goulasch. Did you notice all the Jugundstil buildings nearby? Camille likes cemeteries and dark themes so she'd enjoy the Kaisergruft.

When we were in Vienna we had the Torte at the Sacher Hotel. Surprised you did not mention it!

Well the Einspänner is not supposed to be mixed. The cream is just to protect the black coffee beneath from the ambient air. The coffee is actually supposed to be drunken black through the cream cap so that the sealing stays intact..and in your mouth you then got foremost black coffee with just a little tiny bit of cream. Originally that was the traditional horse carriage driver´s "coffee to go" and was drunken at the coach box filled in the carriage driver´s own jug/glass with handle (they used it for coffee, wine, beer, water and Schnaps...by the way a "Einspänner" coffee + a shot of cherry rum is then called "Fiaker" instead which was the carriage driver´s "Winter coffee to go")...That´s why it isn´t served in a cup but in a glass with handle. And because the carriage drivers were always busy the coffee got the cream cap because they had to drive their carriages with both hands on the ribbons so the coffee was put down beside while driving and the cream cap therefore had solely the purpose to keep the coffee hot while they had to drive their customers. from A to B. By the way "Einspänner" actually means "one horse carriage"...a "two horse carriage" is "Zweispänner" and a "4 horse carriage" is "Vierspänner" and so on. By the way the "Viennese Melange" is not like a Cappuchino ..the Cappuchino is like the Viennese Melange...the Melange is way older than the Italian Cappuchino. And actually the Cappuchino has its origin in Vienna as well, at least "the concept".. Originally it was brought to Italy by the Austrian soldiers stationed in Northern Italy as the region was still part of the Austrian Empire. BUT originally it was back then a "Mocha with cream + chocolate sprinkles" and is still served in Vienna in the traditional Coffee houses with the Original name "Kapuziner" in that way.. After Northern Italy got lost the Italians changed the recipe but not the concept and meanwhile the Espresso machine was invented as well so it became in Italy an espresso instead of the mocha and instead of cream it got the milk foam as like the Melange + instead of Chocolate sprinkles they started to use cacao powder which makes all in all the making a bit cheaper and faster due to the espresso machine and due to sparing cream + chocolate but using "substitutes" instead.

Nice video as always, thank you. I think I would love to visit vienna one day, and probably would look out for some "the third man" or other classic filming locations

Hey Ben & Camille! That was a cool tour through the (well known) inner districts of vienna! Can´t wait for you to explore more of my favorite austrian city.

how testy and nice

Hey guys, traditional khinkali is only with meat and broth, that cheese truffle is something they just made up for tourists

Had the schnitzel when I was there in Aug 2023. I was disappointed but the potato salad was great! The schnitzel in Bavaria was so much better.

Thanks for the video - so many ideas for my trip in Sept. I thought you might have gone for a beer or coffee at The Gloriette at Schonbrunn, just to feel a bit special (or is that a bit too cliched?)

I subscribed because I love your angle on tourism. Good information.

It's actually Flakturm without a C, there are three different ways of building. The one in your game looks like more type 2 to me because of the round circles on top. The one Flakturm with the aquarium in Vienna is called "Haus des Meeres" (house of oceans) and has a Foltermuseum (torture museum) and Kletterwand (climbing wall). The two Flakturm in Augarten are actually destroyed inside because of accidental explosion of ammunition in 1946. They look fine on the outside but aren't visitable. I would recommend Champignonschnitzel = is with mushroom sauce, but yes unbreaded. Rahmschnitzel is also with sauce (again unbreaded). If you want differend breading: Pariser Schnitzel or Kürbiskernschnitzel. Last one is only seasonal.

I think the public transportation system is designed to be used by locals only. The maps and ticket machines are like reading Greek. We've been here 2 days and still can't figure it out.

Do you typically need reservations at sit down restaurants (not self serve)?

If you like tarragon try lamb ragu called chaqapuli!

Some of us don’t drive though so we can’t explore in these quieter spots.

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This video is right on time I love this. So inspiring 🙌🏾🇩🇪. I’m proud of you man. So many great places to live there

When you come back to vienna, i highly recommend you visit the Haus des Meeres (the city aquarium that is located in one of the FLAK Towers) the price is not cheap BUT you have a cafe with a wonderful view over vienna at the top. AND there is also a very interesting second museum in there about the FLAK Towers themselves. you should also compare the Prater to your English Garden in Munich 😉

As a person living in China, I 100% blame the Chinese. My Chinese colleagues also blame the Chinese. It’s because they all have the exact same time off for holidays 3 times a year

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I was very pleased that you reviewed the Volks Oper for me! Last September, my daughter and I attended Tristan und Isolde at the Wien Staats Oper. It was my daughter's first opera, and it was an unforgettable experience. I truly love Wien, and have visited the city 5 times. I love the music scene and the access to world class museums such as the Naturhistorisches Museum and Kunsthistorisches Mu seum. On one of my many solo trips, I visited Schloss Schoenbrunn but the gardens were not yet ready for the summer flowers. The Wiener Residenz Orchester is a bit "spendy," but has excellent performances of Mozart and J. Straus Jr. So...as a result of this video, I'm adding the Volks OPer for this upcoming visit to Wien! I'm again visiting Europe for 5 weeks during August and to mid September; arriving in Muenchen, and then taking day trips to various sights I've missed over the years, but including some of your day trips by Eisenbahn: Kloster Andechs; Werdenfels Castle (Ruins); Noerdlingen; Regensburg. There's still a lot of Muenchen for be to undertaken as well: Residenz, more beerhalls!

Ben & Camille - your videos have been so helpful as I plan for next week's trip to Munich, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and Oberammergau. Really took the overwhelm out of trying to pinpoint priorities in the whole of Germany. As an urbanist, my bf loves when you shit on cars and your tips for public transport have been spot on. On top of all that, you're cat people, so good people. Thanks again (and thanks to Karl Watson's overland video that brought me to you!)

Great vid. Have to ask, who were the celebs?