2 Full Days In Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 3 days Munich & 3 days Berlin!!

Hi Simran,

I have NEVER experienced snow as I live in Mumbai, India it's summer here all year long. So 0 experience in skiing or any activities as such, is there any instructer that could help me try the sport?

You might consider sledding: https://zugspitze.de/en/winter/mountain/zugspitze/rodeln

You'll learn this a lot faster than skiing and it can be as much or even more fun!

Day 2 I plan to go to Nuremberg as I've heard they have a beautiful Christmas market.

It is big and famous but I've found that many of the stalls are all selling the same stuff and you get tired of it quickly. My recommendation would be to spend some time visiting the different markets in Munich itself rather than spending time on the train getting to/fro Nuremberg. In addition to the main market on Marienpaltz, there is a craft market in Schwabing, a medieval market on Wittelsbacher Platz and a community Christmas Market in Haidhausen (my favorite).

DJ

Hi DJ

Thanks for the recommendations!

Just to make sure: You have taken into account the limited daylight hours? (e.g., Dec. 21st, Berlin: sunrise 8:14, sunset 15:54; Munich: sunrise 08:01, sunset 16:22). This may also limit the potential outdoor activities.

For Nuremberg, it may be more efficient to make it a stop on your way from Munich to Berlin. That eliminates a round trip from Munich to Nuremberg. You may be able use a single ticket (Munich to Berlin with allowance for a stopover), but even buying two tickets (Munich to Nuremberg, then Nuremberg to Berlin) you'll save a lot of your limited time. There may be a way to buy the single ticket with a stopover. Someone on this board may be able to help.

If you have any interest in Soviet era East Berlin, check out this NY Times article:
36 Hours in Berlin

November marks the 30th anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s fall. You can still get a sense of what it was like during the Cold War, via fascinating museums, architecture, restaurants and shops.

Munich & Berlin are bummers for tourists. Somewhere on these forums I provide mathematical proof of that, so look it up. Instead, follow the Romantic Road.

Being a skier (more than 1,800 days skiing in the last 22 years), I commend you for wanting to try it. First of all, you don't have any clothes suitable fro skiing. Contact the place where you want to ski & the local tourist office to find out where you can rent a ski outfit for a day. Then you need to rent a ski instructor for at least half a day. Do that before you rent skis because you need his help in renting skis. Tell him your story, and add this: I've been told by a guy who has been skiing for over 40 years that I should rent the shortest possible skis (easier to turn) and learn just enough so that I can have fun for a day on the beginner runs. I don't want to try to master the parallel turn, just have fun.