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1. Connect to the Internet for free. The Telekom company spends half an hour on your mobile or computer just by entering an email address, but there are also corners with computers distributed throughout various points where you can sit down and press the key without opening the wallet . And, just in case you're running low on battery power, in the rows of chairs next to the boarding gates there are plugs, not only with 320 w plugs, but also for USB devices.
Computer area at Munich airport
two. Drink a coffee and read the newspaper . In Munich you no longer need to sneak into the VIP lounge because, next to the boarding gates, there are free devices of coffee, tea, chocolate and newspapers and magazines in multiple languages.
Free coffee at Munich airport
3. Killing time. And while you kill him, you will learn something more about him in the little museum of time , which explains how it has been measured historically and the utensils that have been used for it. You can see everything from hourglasses and ringing alarm clocks to the latest digital clocks. It's great to go with children.
Time Museum at Munich Airport
Four. Do the tuning. The fashion of vintage shaved has also arrived at Munich airport. In the barber & shop Brants They have it all: hydraulic chairs, brushes, razors, creams and lotions. Finish grooming yourself by polishing your shoes in a traditional shoe shiner and arrive impeccable.
Brants, the vintage airport barbershop
5. Go out to eat somewhere cool. Unlike the bland restaurants and cafes in many airports, 4 urbs it would be a place where you would go to dinner in your city with your friends any day: the food is delicious (there are three sections: Japanese, German and Italian ), the giant portions and the logical prices (for 12 euros you can eat a huge Currywurst and a soda or endless caesar salad). It's also pretty and everything is made on sight: the pad tais, the pizzas and the grill.
4 urbs
6. Throw you a cigarette. If you are one of those who do not forgive the cigarette after eating, you are in luck because Smoking is allowed here... of course in a special room. Various tobacco brands sponsor them and, far from being depressing booths, they have different environments, armchairs and stools and even plasma screens imitating an aquarium.
Smoking area at Munich airport
7. Take a nap. No throwing yourself in a chair and getting up with your neck like a seahorse. The NapCab cabins They have a bed with a mattress and they close with a blind to give you all the privacy in the world. They have air conditioning, devices for iPad and other knick-knacks, multimedia screen, alarm and flight status information and blind and can be paid by card (from 10 to 15 euros per hour and a maximum of 12 hours). If you don't want to pay, you can take a nap on the rooms sponsored by the Swiss design brand Vitra , which have ergonomic loungers (these do not have privacy, but they do have screens with the flights).
Cabins for taking a nap at the Munich airport
8. Make a complaint or give a compliment. You will be able to express your opinion about the state of the bathrooms (something you have wanted to do on more than one occasion) answering a survey (from a single question) . You just have to press an icon to stay at ease.
Give your opinion about Munich Airport
9. Inform you of the status of your flight. Gone is the approach to a counter and being silly, because technology has won the battle. You will remain the same as you were, but now you can have a videoconference (in English, German or French) with a company employee to ask any questions you may have. You just have to approach one of the special devices that are installed for it and then the image of your interlocutor will appear . You can also go to the screens where scanning your ticket You will see all the information about your journey: your boarding gate and time, the directions to reach it and the detailed minutes of the total journey (including the wait) that you have to your destination.
10. Don't miss the flight. With so much entertainment, be careful not to get distracted. You would not be the first to stay on the ground after a 6-hour layover at the Munich airport.
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And don't miss the plane