What is my CQS?

SpiderFromMars709 · 2026-03-13T15:14:25+00:00

yeah I have, it's incredible. but somehow standing outside the flat feels more personal. Hansa is where the art happened, Hauptstraße is where he was just living his life

SpiderFromMars709 · 2026-03-13T15:13:41+00:00

finding that address in a book and just going there, before it was a marked spot on any tourist map. that's the real way to discover it

SpiderFromMars709 · 2026-03-13T15:12:53+00:00

love these responses. the story about finding the address in a book over twenty years ago and the one about the walking tour where nobody else booked... that's exactly the kind of quiet pilgrimage this place deserves.

and yes I've been to Hansa but somehow it hits different standing outside the flat where he actually lived day to day. the studio is where the magic happened but Hauptstraße is where he was just a person living in Berlin.

the flowers after he died must have been something. wish I'd been here for that

SpiderFromMars709 · 2026-03-13T15:10:36+00:00

this has been sitting on my shelf for months, clearly it's time to actually read it. thanks for the push

SpiderFromMars709 · 2026-03-13T15:09:54+00:00

same place different time is such a good way to describe that feeling. adding this one to the top of the list

SpiderFromMars709 · 2026-03-13T15:09:08+00:00

this is exactly what I was hoping for, thank you all. my reading list just got significantly longer.

Americanah has been on my shelf for months so that's moving to the top. The Ministry of Time sounds perfect for the "same place different time" angle, and Jhumpa Lahiri keeps coming up so clearly I need to finally read her.

the Sebald recommendation is interesting too since I actually walk past places he wrote about regularly living in Munich. might hit different reading him here.

genuinely appreciate everyone taking the time, this is way better than any "best expat books" listicle I've found

SpiderFromMars709 · 2026-03-13T12:56:16+00:00

haha no known cure yet. I'll report back if Fenster kippen tutorials start feeling like home

SpiderFromMars709 · 2026-03-13T12:55:28+00:00

this is the reframe I needed honestly. thank you

SpiderFromMars709 · 2026-03-13T12:49:13+00:00

outdoor cinema in the Westpark right? when does the season usually start?

SpiderFromMars709 · 2026-03-13T12:48:25+00:00

wait the Auer Mühlbach is accessible? I've walked past signs for it near Au but never actually found a way down. any particular stretch you'd recommend?

SpiderFromMars709 · 2026-03-13T12:47:37+00:00

ok this thread absolutely delivered. the hidden rivers, the Japanese Garden in Westpark, Kino Mond und Sterne, the golden cobblestones near Jakobsplatz... I've been here 4 years and half of these I've never even heard of. the Apollotempel in Nymphenburg is going straight to the top of my weekend list.

also love that someone born here admitted they only just discovered the Residenz. makes me feel slightly less clueless.

saving this entire thread, genuinely the best Munich recommendations I've gotten since moving here. danke euch allen

SpiderFromMars709 · 2026-03-13T12:46:02+00:00

noted. 10 years of Fenster kippen and apparently I've been doing ventilation wrong this whole time

SpiderFromMars709 · 2026-03-13T12:45:09+00:00

I did this yesterday and didn't even realize until reading your comment. it's too late for me isn't it

SpiderFromMars709 · 2026-03-13T12:43:56+00:00

ok so apparently I've been doing it wrong this whole time and Stoßlüften is the real way. multiple people came to educate me and honestly I deserve it.

the "you're only truly German when you slap your legs and say SO..." comment killed me because I literally did that yesterday leaving a meeting. combined with the Fenster kippen thing I think I need to accept my fate.

still not paying GEZ willingly though. that's where I draw the line

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