Taxis in München

Many people have the impression that all taxis in Germany are Mercedes-Benzes. Well... they are indeed the most common... but not all taxis bear the three-pointed star. Let's have a look at what you can expect to get in Munich.


Very high chance you will hop into an E-class as it is the most common. There are W210, W211 and the latest ugly-looking W212 models (pictured above) plying the roads. The over-engineered W124s (my favourite) are quite rare now, and the W123s practically non-existent.


A Mercedes-Benz W163 M-class.


And if you are lucky, you can find yourself sitting in the Mercedes-Benz S-class! Pictured above is the latest W221 long-wheelbase model. There are also the older W220 models being used as cabs.



Perhaps a visit to Munich wouldn't be complete without a ride in a car manufactured in Munich itself. The Bavaria Motor Works 7-series!


The Volkswagen Phaeton




Some other random and unexciting models...


And if it is your unlucky day, here's a miserable looking Dacia Logan! Look at all the Mercedes-Benzes surrounding it!


And finally... ho ho ho... no, your eyes are not deceiving you. A Porsche Cayenne taxi!!! THIS is the thing to jump into if you're in a hurry!

Peeping Toms

Who's the highest of them all?

Ford Fiesta 1.25L

So this is it... the car that I have been driving for the past six months... a Ford Fiesta 1.25L manual. Very nimble and functional little car, but unfortunately I never got to drive it in water like what Clarkson did with the Royal Marines. Nonetheless, still a pleasure driving this piece of junk.

In case you're wondering, I had to the floor the accelerator between work and home everyday on the Autobahn... and it goes only as fast as 160km/h max.

If you miss my shoot-while-driving stunts, here's another one done with my right foot stuck to the floor... (kids, do not do this when you are driving your dad's car)

What's behind my apartment?

That's right... a damned piling machine... right behind my apartment. What a &^%$#^%$&^% peaceful day I had on my off day at home...

Aircraft spotters at MUC

Some people call us weirdos... some call us crazy nuts... some even think we're an entirely different species... and most don't understand why we spend three-quarters of our lives caressing our step ladders in the hot stinking sun by the runway fence far from human civilisation armed with heavy humongous SLRs weighing a ton each. Well... just call us plane spotters. Not plain spotters, but PLANE spotters.

Yes, if you've ever had a chance to spend 5 minutes observing us, you'll notice that we hardly talk to each other. We just stand there, gazing into the blue open skies, gazing into the distant, or glance at our watches, all in the hope of something unusual and rare appearing in front of our eyes. When when a rare "bird" does appear, we climb onto our ladders in unison, and if it's your lucky day, you will hear a burst of camera shutters firing away, just like what you and your colleagues would do with automatic rifles if you had a chance to kill your boss. And immediately after that, you will see us bow our heads (just like how you would as a sign of respect after killing your boss) and stare intently on the LCD screens on our cameras while we scrutinise each and every one of our shots.

That's us... we're plainly plane spotters.

Mercedes-Benz SL Night Edition

The Mercedes-Benz SL Night Edition. Finished in a [fill in your own adjective here] semi-gloss black (or if you are the pessimistic sort, semi-MATT black). Designed especially for those with a phobia of the sun and can only live at night. With this Night Edition, you can go driving about both day and night.

Yes... you are right... I'm driving the miserable Ford Fiesta parked next to the Mercedes Night-All-Day...

... and nope, I did not bang my door on the Night-All-Day...