There are three great orchestras in Munich:

Symphoniorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under Mariss Jansons; Bayerisches Staatsorchester under Zubin Mehta ( Kent Nagano as his successor); and Muenchner Philharmoniker under Christian Thielemann.

If you are avid music fans who like going to rehearsals as well as concerts, you could attend open rehearsals organised by Bayerischer Rundfunk for 8 EUR (for students and those unemployed, disabled or on social benefit the admittance is free).

If not, you could always go to a good concert in Munich. Personally it is worth going to any concert performed by the first orchestra mentioned above ('Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra' in English), as the orchestra direction has revived under the new chief conductor (Mariss Jansons who holds another chief conductorship for Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam).

Munich is also cultural crossroads where world-renown artists/musicians come to perform on a frequent basis. So if you are around Munich for a couple of days, it is always a good idea just to see what's on in Munich by looking at the monthly event leaflet which you can get from the Tourist board centre at Hauptsbahnhof.

www.br-online.de/kultur-szene/klassik/
www.staatsorchester.de
www.mphil.de/mphil/de/

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The first Nazi concentration camp built in 1933 mainly for 'political prisoners'. As those who have never experienced wars and only learnt History through textbooks, it was an eye opening and unforgettable experience to explore.

The site is an empty space in which the concentration camp existed and features the crematoria and entrance gate with the inscription 'Arbeit macht frei '.

It was snowy and cold when we went and it was as if time had stopped there. One must not forget what happened. We walked to the site from Dachau station (S2) on the way, which took about 25 minutes or so, but on the way back, I personally could not help getting back to the city centre quickly by bus, as seeing the site was quite a traumatic experience for me.

One would never imagine that Dachau concentration camp is one of the sites that exist within Maerchen-chic Munich. Certainly it makes such a huge difference to your impression of the city if you see this kind of dark historic site as well as pretty tourist attractions. I thought visiting the site even once was certainly worthwhile.

www.kz-gedenkstaette-dachau.de/

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I simply love Munich and think Munich airport is one of the best airports I have been to. It is so clean and spacious.

Everytime I arrive in the airport, I get the impression that it is one of the least busy airports, but apparently it is one of the busiest airports in Germany.

From airport to Munich city centre, there are two S-Bahn's running (S1 and S8) regularly and usually take about 40 minutes to get to the centre.

www.munich-airport-de

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Basically I think many museums in Munich are worth seeing but I like Residenzmuseum (the Antiquarium is definitely worth visiting).

At the Residenz, there are so many wonderful buildings such as Schatzkammer, the courtyards, theater and halls. Hofgarten is next door.

If you have one day to spare, you could happily go around all the areas within Residenz and pop into the National theatre (almost next door) in the evening to see an opera.

There are some boutiques and cafes nearby, so if you get bit peckish, you could always pop into a cafe for a cup of Milchkaffee. Or if you get bored, you could go to Maximilianstrasse to do some shopping.

www.residenz-muenchen.de/englisch/residenc/index.htm

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