Munich

After two days of day-trips from Munich (to the Castles and Dachau), I had one afternoon in Munich. I decided to take the "Third Reich Tour" of Munich and cap the evening with a beer from a beer hall. The Third Reich Tour was too much -- after Dachau, I thought I wanted to have more information, but it turned out that my mind was full. We went around to a variety of sights in Munich and saw where Hitler formed the party and where it became the Nationalist Socialist Party -- in the event room of the popular Hofbrauhaus. Hofbrauhaus is where all tourists go to get an "authentic" beer hall experience. As you can imagine, I did not go there for my beer. Other than Hofbrauhaus, we went to the new seat of Bavarian government -- the old building pockmarked with holes from bombs with wings extending out of the sides of the building, encased in glass. This is supposed to show that the region recognizes it past but is now a true democracy with transparency (glass). The final site was Hitler's office in Munich when he came to power and the location of most of his large rallies.

I was slated to go on to Rothenburg, a small medieval village, the following day. However, after a draining day, I decided to return to Aachen and surprise Dustin! So, the following day, on Wednesday, I jumped on a train and came home...