Munich

Well Munich started out very well. We made the train from Salzburg and and earlier connection to Munich than we thought, so that meant we had some time to explore when we first arrived.

We had a little wonder around, and we made one of our first purchase for the trip, umbrellas. With two walking tours in Munich we thought it better then our rain covers. This was a great idea in the end, it made it much easier.

The first night we had dinner in a traditional beer hall. These things are massive!! Quite an experience indeed. Phil even managed to work his way through a Stein.

The next day, which was the day for the Dachau tour, we woke up not too well. Before you ask, it was not from the beer....maybe the food was too rich, but we both had stomach issues. Anyway we sucked it up and made it to the tour meeting point in the rain, only to find out that it was postponed until the afternoon. We went back to the hotel to rest......and then by the time the afternoon had come we were not well enough to go, so we made a phone call and changed the tour to the next day. This meant we would be doing two walking tours in one day...maybe hard work, but better then not being able to do them at all.

We rested for rest of the day,except to venture out for dinner....Bed early, which we were both keen for.

The next day, today, we woke up pumped and ready to go. Quick breaky in the hotel and off to the meeting point. It was raining today, again, but that was not going to stop us.

The first tour was the 'Third Right' tour. This was very good. A walk around the Munich streets and buildings that had meaning in the build up of Hitler and the Nazi party. We both learned a heap of things on this tour and are very interested into taking it further.

The next tour was a tour around Dachau Camp. This was very emotional. We could not believe some of the stories that the guide told us about this camp. The camp was massive and he also told us it was a 10th of the size of some of the other ones around Germany. It is hard to imagine or even describe. Like a lot of the things on this trip, we are going to have to tell you this is probably one you need to see for yourself.

The weather was not kind to us, and it rain most of the time.....so pictures were hard to come by, but we have some. We are currently waiting for our night train to Prague, and posting this in a cafe, so you will have to wait for the pictures until we get to Prague.

Anyway thats it for now. Just to let you know we are both feeling much better. Probably need a rest, which we have now had. Ready for oour next adventure.

Thinking about you all. Hope all is well.
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