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Smart shops, chic hotels and... surfers? Rachel Johnson goes in search of a cooler, hipper Bavaria
From The Sunday Times
June 8, 2008
Germany, but not as we know it
Smart shops, chic hotels and... surfers? Rachel Johnson goes in search of a cooler, hipper Bavaria
Rachel Johnson
I’ve upgraded us to a BMW, as we’re in Munich,” my husband said. “It only cost an extra €5 a day, and I know how much these things matter to you.”
We are about to embark on a romantic week’s holiday à deux in upper Bavaria, a week that is going to take in King Ludwig’s castles, the Alpine and Romantic roads, the lakes and, lastly, a two-day city break in Munich.
And I am determined to discover not just the usual touristy things about southern Germany, wonderful though beer gardens, rococo palaces, bratwurst and sauerkraut undoubtedly are. My mission is to uncover the edgy, vibing, hip-hotels side of Bavaria, too. If there is one, that is.
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