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Did you just go from one brau haus to the other? How many were in your group?

I know most germans speak English, but was there any language difficulties?

I had a huge post on the old site about my trip.

A summary:

1. Yes it is worth going.

2. I spent 5 days there, which is more than enough. I'd recommend 3 to 4 unless you are a seasoned drinker who can handle stateside microbrews or imports such as Stella.

3. Too much to say, but hang out in the Hofbrau haus beer tent.

You spent a lot of money....each beer is about 9 euro, but they are large beers. However, when you buy, you normally end up buying for your whole group so you take turns. So you will probably spend at least 125 euros a day due to the high food cost and the amount of drinks you all will consume.

Ouch...

If I may, I have never been to Europe and will have maybe 6 days. I am thinking one ridiculous day at Oktoberfest would be good enough considering there is so much more I want to do with my limited time there. I can't imagine drinking 5 litres of beer with sausages all day long then waking up and doing the same thing over again.

Since I am not going until 2012, I will definitely be asking suquers for travel tips over the next 6 months.

6 days with Oktoberfest? US -> Vienna -> Prague -> Munich -> US

Student Agency runs really cheap bus trips to/from Prague. Prague/Munich is a perfect combo.

I'm going to Vienna on Sept 16, and I'll be there until the 22nd. Spending the 23rd and most of the 24th in munich, then heading back to Vienna to catch a flight home. I'm SO excited about this. I actually just dropped my course with that jackass professor because he scheduled a test on the 24th, and he specifically stated that he would not budge for ANYTHING. Oktoberfest in munich >> operations and supply chain management credits.

Loved anything from Franziskaner and Paulaner, can't go wrong with either.

6 days is too short for any Europe trip. The problem is, first time travelers always try to pack in way too much. How often do you see someone with a week long trip including London, Paris, Rome(or something similar)? I wouldn't want to go all the way over there and only see 1 city. If you were to go to only 1 city, it would definitely be either Munich or Prague. I was in Prague for 4 months and didn't get to see everything. I guess my point was that if he were to try and fit in a bunch of cities, that is the trip. You can get between those cities for less than 40usd, center to center in less than 4 hours. Nothing worse than flying into some of these major cities and taking an hour long cab ride between the airport and the city.

So the time has come for me to plan out my next trip across the pond. My GF is a first year med student, so this is the only chance we will get for the next 7-10 years. If it were up to me, I would book two plane tickets from 2 cities and figure out the middle while I'm there. However, my GF wants nothing to do with that. She has never been to Europe and she isn't exactly the most risk friendly traveler. She wants to book one of those cookie cutter, road trips. I need to get a package together to make her not want to do that. Spain or Croatia is where we are leaning, but would be open to other suggestions. What are some good places to start putting something together? I've always just booked the travel. Never had to put together a multi-city hotel/travel plan. The current trip on the table is 10days/9nights, Madrid/Bilbao/Barcelona for 2500 each. That includes airfare/hotels/breakfast/3 dinners/2 day trips/travel between cities. I know there has to be a way to knock that down a ton. I don't want to get on a plane, so nothing like Paris/London/Dublin.

Oh man, sucks to be you.

Is the beach a key component of this trip? That's important to know.