http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Bavaria/Dachau/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Germany , Bavaria , Dachau en-us Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:36:37 +0000 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:36:37 +0000 Hello EveryoneYesterday I visited the Memorial at Dachau that is at the site of the former concentration camp. Dachau is infamous for being not only the first concentration camp but also the training grounds for the SS. The SS were Hitler's elite policearmy who were in charge of the concentration camps all through out Germany and its territories. The SS training was for boys 1619. It was http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Bavaria/Dachau/blog-416866.html I split today into two entries since I couldn't exactly link the two parts of my dayI woke up this morning to a very cloudy sky how fitting it rain the day I go to Dachau. On the Sbahn ride to Dachau I met a girl Sophia traveling by herself shersquos from Taiwan studying in Boston doing an internship in Bohn Germany. How epic. We talked pretty much the entire way there and made suppe http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Bavaria/Dachau/blog-413680.html Hi all Sorry for such a long delay in FINALLY finishing the rest of my Germany blog But here is day 3 of Germany which was actually last sundayBritt and I got up bright and early at 7 am to make sure we had enough time to see Dachau and do a few other things before having to leave. We got ready packed up our things and headed down to the delicious continental breakfast... It probably in rea http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Bavaria/Dachau/blog-398088.html Hello again everyone Sorry it's been a couple of days since the last postschool is getting crazy Dad and George both had meetings to go to this morning so I slept in for an extra hour or so had a lazy breakfast and decided to explore the small town of Sindelfingen a bit. I walked for around 20 minutes or so to get to the town centerit is so picturesque There are cobblestone streets everywh http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Bavaria/Dachau/blog-392501.html December 30 2008We made it The end of our vacation. And the first time I've actually blogged all the way through a vacation Usually I get too tired and give up in favor of sleep. But the night is still young I have instant latte macchiato in my cup watching a German MTVish music countdown on television and wishing I could stab my ears because Phil Collins is currently singing oh goo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Bavaria/Dachau/blog-358577.html Tuesday 30th SeptemberDachau Concentration CampWe arrived at the camp early and there were so many people and so many tour buses. Also surprising were the amount of Germany high school students.We hired some audio guide and started to walk around. There was a big museum like set up with heaps of exhibits to read. The exhibits were set up in original rooms so while you read and listened to the g http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Bavaria/Dachau/blog-334484.html Today was definitely an emotional day. We left Munich in the morning and headed towards Saltzburg Austria and on the way we stopped at Dachau. Dachau was the first concentration camp set up by the Nazis and it was a model for all of the other concentration camps and it was also the last one to be liberated by the Allies. I really can't say much about it because I wouldn't be able to put into wo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Bavaria/Dachau/blog-320996.html Today we visited the Dachau Concentration camp remains from world war two.It was very interesting and very sobering. Some 200000 people died in Dachau from 19331945. There are now a number of memorial buildings and sculptures on the site of the camp set amongst the remaining buildings which include barracks SS buildings cell block gas chambers and crematorium. Itrsquos unbelievable what t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Bavaria/Dachau/blog-312028.html I think pretty much everyone including our tour guide thought I was insane for bringing an 8yearold to the KZGedenksttte Dachau Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial. Sure all German schoolkids are required to visit a concentration camp but that's 12 and 14yearolds. Not 8.By the end of our tour our guide had no doubt why I figured LG could handle it.Throughout the tour I was happy to http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Bavaria/Dachau/blog-305071.html One Day When we arrived at the train station we went to our couchsurfing.com host's Norbs house and he was not at home. When we called him he told us he had the dates mixed up for our arrival. He told us he would be home in the afternoon and we can come back then. Lucky for us the train station had locker where we could store our stuff. We decided to just go back to the station store o http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Bavaria/Dachau/blog-302315.html In 1933 Hitler had recently gained power in Germany and needed a new place to imprison his political opponents. Thus was the birth of the Dachau Concentration Camp or KZGedenksttte Dachau. The city of Dachau is over a thousand years old even older than its close neighbor of Munich and the buildings of the concentration camp date back to WWI when they were used as an armaments factory. Wh http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Bavaria/Dachau/blog-270823.html Hi itrsquos Austin again. Tomorrow we get onto the plane to go home. WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I donrsquot want to go I want to live here I mean no offense I miss you all and itrsquos not that I donrsquot like you itrsquos just that I could live here I love everything here. I am also a quarter Austrian and a quarter German I think. If you look at me closely http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Bavaria/Dachau/blog-257760.html This is where things take a more serious turn. I'm down at the lake because 1. It's a beautiful day although a little windy and 2. It's peaceful. I find that's what you need in order to write about something like that. To be honest I enjoyed Dachau. You always hear horror stories about the Holocaust but it's a completely different thing to actually be there and see it. I thought of Helga http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Bavaria/Dachau/blog-244813.html Warning This blog is depressing. We did the trip to Dachau on December 25th and the trip to Prague 5 days later.Throughout our travels in Europe we have taken time to visit reminders of humankinds occasionally destructive nature. In the Netherlands we visited the Anne Frank House and witnessed the fear the intimidation and the spying that infected every day life of those people living un http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Bavaria/Dachau/blog-239411.html After the morining in Amsterdam looking at the museum we got back on the bus and headed towards Germany on the way we stopped at the Dachau Concentration Camp we were at little unsure of what to expect. When we arrived it was snowing and it was about minus 2. We all walked up through the gates and Aaron gave a quick talk about the camp. We then went and watch a video on the camp. It was a very http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Bavaria/Dachau/blog-239218.html About 30 minutes outside of Munich on my way home was Dachau Concentration Camp so I decided to stop and visit. Parking was 3 Euros and entrance to the memorial site was free. I got there right as they were opening at 9am and was the first one there so it was quiet and pretty cold out since it was still early. Many of the buildings were torn down after the concentration camp was closed but they http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Bavaria/Dachau/blog-212695.html m http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Bavaria/Dachau/blog-211466.html Gutten tagWhile planning my trip to Germany I made a conscious decision to see relics of the countryrsquos dark past along with its vibrant culture of today. In Berlin I visited the wall that divided the city physically and the world symbolically in Nuremburg I visited the site that was the epicenter of Nazi power and in Munich I walked around the area were extremists took hostage innocent http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Bavaria/Dachau/blog-209233.html Germany's first concentration camp was opened at Dachau a village a few miles from Munich. I've taken a few pictures but the links do a much better job of conveying the camp than I would. httpen.wikipedia.orgwikiDachauconcentrationcamphttpwww.kzgedenkstaettedachau.deenglischcontent http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Bavaria/Dachau/blog-203619.html Dachau is the first of all the concentration camps all of the others were modeled after it. Not really much to say about this as going speaks for itself and the pictures I'm uploading don't do it justice... All Pictures taken in Dachau Concentration Camp http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Bavaria/Dachau/blog-203418.html