Munich Day 2 (Brenda)

We visited the Dachau memorial centre, not to be called a concentration camp, in order to remember the victims, not to glorify anything that happened there. We did a guided tour, with a young man who was very well read on the subject. We saw the original intake building, some buildings there are original, some reproductions. The torture areas had been removed, but there was still panels describing techniques etc. The bunkers were stark, scary almost, cannot even imagine the kind of things that go on there. We saw three different kinds of sleeping quarters, the bunks had shelves and lockers, just to remind the prisoners they had no possesions to put in them. Psychological terror, no hands allowed in pockets but they still sewed in pockets, faces down, peak on cap so a shadow will fall on the face. do not get the attention of the guards. how the uniforms were marked - no tattoos there.
After that exhausting experience, which everyone should visit at least once, we chilled in the park, reading our books upon returning to the city. Next, we decided to participate in the Pub Challenge, to meet new people and see 4 joints in town. I was the oldest on that gig too! We started out by drinking a free beer in the Train Station and then on the UBahn and then headed to the famous Hofbrahaus, after that was some beer in a market where we got some bratwurst and a giant pretzel. On our way to the next place Amber did a dance with some of the other girls around the maypole to impress the boys! The next place was another large park filled with benches all 30 of us played some kind of drinking game where you slap the table, the details of that game are a little fuzy but it was fun until it dwindled. Next was off the last stop for our last free beer (which none of us finished) and a gross shot of Jagermister, then off to bed with us.

Munich Day 2 (Brenda)

Munich, Germany