I've reserved several hotels for our Germany/Austria trip next year - some are nonrefundable, including the one at Munich. We are planning to stay at a hotel around the corner from Marienplatz in Munich as our first stop (Sat & Sunday night), on a 2.5 week trip, ending in Vienna.
I just found out that stores are not open on Sunday, and small shops are not open past 14:00 on Saturday. Our plans were to arrive in Munich on a Saturday. Before I purchase our airline tickets, would it be a mistake to arrive on Saturday afternoon? Do we need to add an extra day & arrive on Friday for the Marienplatz area to have a lot of activity? We'll be leaving Munich Monday morning heading to Mittenwald.
I should mention that we don't travel to bring home stuff; there's ample opportunity to shop at St. Wolfgang, Salzburg or Vienna.