Blogs from Dachau, Bavaria, Germany, Europe - page 5

Geo: 48.2549, 11.4409This morning Jen and I went on a guided tour to Dachau Concentration Camp. It is located in Dachau, about 20 mins north-west of Munich. This was the first major concentration camp established by the Nazis. It was a blueprint for the many future camps to come throughout Europe. Hundreds of thousands of people passed through the gates titled 'Freedom through Work', originating from over 34 different nations. It was very interesting. There was a building full of photos taken during the life of the camp, very real and shocking. This visit today was so much easier, as we had both been to Auschwitz- which was very depressing compared to Dachau. Our tour lasted for about 2 hours and was very informative. We then caught the train back to Munich in search of a ... read more

Munich, home of beer, sausages and strudel! What a fun and truly raucous place to be (one can only imagine how out of control things get during Oktoberfest!) We have made every effort to make the most of what feels like 2 very short nights in this Bravarian city. There have been two main highlights of our time here. The first has been our visit to the very rowdy, very raucous ´Hofbrauhaus´ one of the largest beer gardens in Munich. The place was absolutely jampacked with travellers and locals alike, all drinking huge 1L beer jugs and soaking up the jovial atmosphere created by the Bravarian band playing along in the background. Waitstaff are all in traditional dress, right down to the girls who come around selling absolutely enormous pretzels! We sampled some local beer and ... read more

Today was an interesting day. Everyone pulled up suprisingly well and made it to the bus on time to head off to Austria. On our way we made an unplanned stop at Dachau concentration camp. Although it was very sad it was very interesting and everyone was happy that we went there. It was crazy to be actually standing on the same ground as the prisoners that had been captured by the Nazi's, and really not that long ago. This camp was made for around 6,000 people but ended up holding 30,000 people. Afterwards we continued into Austria and before arriving at Hopfgarten we stopped for our hangover cure. White Water Rafting through the Austrian Alps in water as cold as 5-6 degrees. Before getting into the boats our guides made us launch ourselves into the ... read more

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Well, I said I wouldn´t be posting again until London, but since I have free internet in our hotel here, I decided I should probablz take advantage of it!! Most of this post is just going to be pictures from todaz. We began with heading out to Dachau concentration camp. We thought we´d be there about 2 hours, and ended up being there for over 3! It was incredible just walking around there and going through the museum. I mean, I have studied all of that information for zears in school, but seeing all of it while being at the actual place it happened was a...humbling experience. We didn´t take manz pictures there, because it wasn´t exactlz the picture taking sort of place. However, I did attach 2... Next we took the subwaz to Marinplatz. (I ... read more