Germany 2010

  A Somber Experience -  May 14, 2010   Dachau, the first Nazi concentration camp, opened in 1933, shortly after Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany. Located in southern Germany, Dachau was initially a camp for political prisoners, but it eventually evolved into a death camp where countless thousands of Jews died from malnutrition, disease and overwork—or were executed. We didn't know what to expect as we pulled into the parking lot at Dachau.  It was a drizzly, dreary day and that added to the atmosphere as we walked toward the camp. Peering in through the entrance gate, your whole body felt the weight of what had transpired within these fences.  Very quiet. Very somber. The walls of the prison barracks were drab and lifeless.  As you walked between the buildings you could feel the tens of thousands of steps that had made their way down these paths. Entering the buildings, they seemed larger than they did from the outside.  There was a long hall...

  Munich, Germany -  May 14, 2010   Munich is a great city!   One of the places we really wish we had more time to spend.  It's a cacophony of the sound of street musicians.  The smells of wonderful food and a city that has blended the old with the new. Enjoy the pictures. The City The Food The Street Music And, of course, Sonja is making friends... Next up...  our drive through France to Paris.