Starting In Munich

6/21/08 Munich

Today we went to Dachau, downtown museums, and Old Town Munich at night. Starting the day at Dachau and ending it with Hoffbrauhaus, shows the vastness of the areas moods and histories.

Unimaginable is a word I would use to describe my feelings at viewing the site of such a low point in history. I noticed the three religious monuments that were present at the camp: Jewish, Catholic, and Protestant. Evil will always be present in this life, but seeing this made me think that there is nothing to stop man from repeating such acts when he takes God out of the equation. The Dachau Memorial statue summed up the emotion of the place completely.

The people in Germany have been very friendly and helpful when we get lost which has been a few times. The country is beautiful. Very green and lush. There is definitely an international mood everywhere we go. You never know who knows or speaks English, but the likely hood is that people know 2-3 languages.

It is truly great to be on a real vacation. The beginning of summer, and a place far, far away......