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Pulang lagi ke Indonesia dan kali ini yang murah adalah naik Turkish Airlines.

Waktu: Januari 2010 dan Maret 2010
Harga: € 590,- & € 540,-
Airlines: Turkish
Rute: Munich - Jakarta (via Istanbul)
Bagasi: 30 Kg

Tiketnya Turkish bisa beli langsung online di website resmi mereka. Lebih murah daripada lewat travel biro.

Kali ini karena harus pulang di bulan Desember, terpaksa gue beli tiket yang lebih mahal. Mestinya ada tawaran khusus dari Emirates seharga €540, tapi sayangnya cuma berlaku sampai tanggal 9 December.

Waktu: 12 December 2008 - tengah January 2007 (periode gue pulang)
Harga: € 835,- tanpa Rail & Fly
Airlines: Korean Air
Rute: Munich - Jakarta (via Seoul)
Bagasi: 30 Kg

Ternyata transfer uang dari Jerman ke Indonesia tidak rumit dan juga tidak lama.

Berikut ini pengalaman saya waktu transfer pakai online banking dari Hypovereinsbank di Jerman:

• Cukup nama dan nomor account, tanpa IBAN ataupun nama cabang.
• Menggunakan SWIFT code (BIC) langsung bank cabang Surabaya.
• Biaya transfer ditanggung bersama (SHARE)
  • Biaya di Hypovereinsbank Jerman: 5 EURO
  • Biaya di Bank Permata Surabaya: Rp. 35.000
  • Tetapi ada biaya lagi yang cukup besar yang juga dipotong di rekening penerima (sekitar 1% dari jumlah transfer).

Von München nach Prag mit dem Zug
Information date: 10 May 2008

The best way to go from Munich to Prag with the train is to take the ALEX train. You don't need to change the train, just aware that from the border (Furth am Wald), the train code will change.

Das beste Möglichkeit aus München nach Prag zu fahren ist den ALEX Zug zu nehmen. Der Zug fährt direkt, aber ab Grenze (Furth am Wald) hat der Zug andere Zugnummer.

The Route / Die Fahrstrecke:
München - Fürth am Wald (Grenze / Border) - Praha Hlavni Nadrazi

Ticket prices / Fahrkarten Preise:

• "Prag Special" Ticket from Deutsche Bahn:
  Cost: 62 Euro (Return ticket for 1 Person)
• Bayern Ticket + Czech's Group Ticket *:
  Bayern Ticket: 27 Euro (valid up to 5 Persons until Furth am Wald)
  Czech's Group Ticket: 271 Koruna (about 12 EURO)
  That was the price for 4 Persons from Furth am Wald until Prague.

* You can buy the Czech's ticket in the train. Unlike in germany, they don't fine you for buying as long as you have the Bayern Ticket.
I paid with Koruna, but I saw the inspector having EURO.

* Ich konnte das Tschechische Bahn Fahrkarte im Zug bei dem Schaffner kaufen, ohne Zuzahlung oder sogar Bußgeld zu zahlen. Vorausgesetzt was das Bayern Tiket.
Ich habe mit Krone bezahlt, aber der Schaffner hat EURO auf dem Hand gehabt.

Schweinshaxe (Roasted Porkknuckle) in Munich
Schweinshaxe in München

These are the restaurants in Munich, where I've tried Schweinshaxe (Roasted Porkknuckle) before:

In folgenden Bayerischen Gastwirtschafts in München habe ich die Schweinshaxe bereits ausprobiert:

• Kloster Andechs Bräustüberl
  • Very delicious Schweinshaxe and Roasted Pork
  • They sell the food based on the weight, not portion
  • Located in Andechs, outside of Munich
  • Bräustüberl Pics: 2006 or 2008
• Haxnbauer
  • For many, it has the best Schweinshaxe in Munich
  • Also sells Kalbshaxe (Beef knuckle)
  • Located near Marienplatz
• Lamms
  • Very good price for the portion 1/2 Schweinshaxe and Knödel
  • Also has many bavarian specialities for affordable price
  • open 24 hours
  • Located directly in Sendlinger Tor
• Donisl
  • Very good price for the portion 1/2 Schweinshaxe and Knödel
  • Many bavarian specialities for affordable price
  • Bavarian restaurant atmosphere, with music performance
  • Located directly in Marienplatz, across the city hall