We got to Munich and noticed immediately the drastic change in temperature. It was cold and raining compared to just four days ago in Barcelona where it was hot and clear skies. We were planning on being in Munich from Thursday until Sunday except some of us were planning on going to Salzburg for the day on Saturday so we had a good amount of time to explore Munich. On Thursday, we decided to do a bike tour again so that took up the first half of the day. We were taught all about the history of the area and where all the cool hangout spots are during the summer time. There was a big park in Munich, comparable to Central Park in New York, that is supposedly filled with life and activities during the summer but was halfway deserted because of the weather. However, even though it was cold there was still a cool spot where people surf a big constant wave (picture below.) It sort of reminded me of a small wave pool. Hearing and seeing the all of the park made me want to come back to Munich during the summer time to check out the true German culture, but I'm sure I will have an opportunity one day. The rest of the day we walked around the main city center in Munich and checked out the local markets where they had an unreal amount of types of sausages for sale. Friday, we decided to go to Dachau, the closest concentration camp to Munich. Dachau was one of the more popular concentration camps purely because of its location. It was more of a political prison at first but by the end of WWII it was considered a concentration camp. They had a gas chamber but the interesting thing about it is that it was never used and no one knows why. We got to see the barracks and how they were forced to live. Each barrack was supposed to only hold around 250 people but by the end of the war there was around 1,000-2,000 per barrack. I saw several alarming images but I am very thankful I had the chance to see Dachau and all that went with the concentration camps during the war. If people don't educate themselves and learn about the horrors of the past we will make the same mistake again one day. What went on in the concentration camps was awful obviously, and while it was sad to see all of it in person, its an experience I'm glad I had. Friday night when we got back we went to go see the beautiful Allianz Arena, where Bayern Munich plays. This was by far the most beautiful stadium I have ever seen or probably will ever see. And if you're keeping count, thats stadium number fifteen I've seen and it's not over just yet! I loved Munich and I can't wait to comeback one day and explore more of Germany. Until next time.
We got to Munich and noticed immediately the drastic change in temperature. It was cold and raining compared to just four days ago in Barcelona where it was hot and clear skies. We were planning on being in Munich from Thursday until Sunday except some of us were planning on going to Salzburg for the day on Saturday so we had a good amount of time to explore Munich. On Thursday, we decided to do a bike tour again so that took up the first half of the day. We were taught all about the history of the area and where all the cool hangout spots are during the summer time. There was a big park in Munich, comparable to Central Park in New York, that is supposedly filled with life and activities during the summer but was halfway deserted because of the weather. However, even though it was cold there was still a cool spot where people surf a big constant wave (picture below.) It sort of reminded me of a small wave pool. Hearing and seeing the all of the park made me want to come back to Munich during the summer time to check out the true German culture, but I'm sure I will have an opportunity one day. The rest of the day we walked around the main city center in Munich and checked out the local markets where they had an unreal amount of types of sausages for sale. Friday, we decided to go to Dachau, the closest concentration camp to Munich. Dachau was one of the more popular concentration camps purely because of its location. It was more of a political prison at first but by the end of WWII it was considered a concentration camp. They had a gas chamber but the interesting thing about it is that it was never used and no one knows why. We got to see the barracks and how they were forced to live. Each barrack was supposed to only hold around 250 people but by the end of the war there was around 1,000-2,000 per barrack. I saw several alarming images but I am very thankful I had the chance to see Dachau and all that went with the concentration camps during the war. If people don't educate themselves and learn about the horrors of the past we will make the same mistake again one day. What went on in the concentration camps was awful obviously, and while it was sad to see all of it in person, its an experience I'm glad I had. Friday night when we got back we went to go see the beautiful Allianz Arena, where Bayern Munich plays. This was by far the most beautiful stadium I have ever seen or probably will ever see. And if you're keeping count, thats stadium number fifteen I've seen and it's not over just yet! I loved Munich and I can't wait to comeback one day and explore more of Germany. Until next time.
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