Munchen

Hello again from Germany! This time we are in Munich, or as some German friends we made last night call this part, Bavaria! Before we give you the details on Munich, we have to let you in on our last night in Berlin.

It was literally maybe the most amazing night yet, we are still trying to convince ourselves it was not a dream. A Berliner we met in a Trattoria gave us the recommendation of a nice place for a cocktail called Solar. She gave us the underground station to get off at and told us it was on the 16th floor of a building, but no more information. After walking around in heels and doubting a building of that size existed in the area, we see to the left down an alley and behind another building, a red glowing elevator shooting up the side of a building. So, we make our way down the alley to a black door that reads "Solar" and "this door will be opened for you." We decided they examined us from the inside and decided we were cute enough to be let in, so the door opened. As we stepped into the door, a bouncer looked at us as if we were supposed to present him a secret password, then smiled and showed us where the elevator was. We then rode up the glowing red elevator that hoisted us up above the entire city. The walls were all glass giving a panoramic view of the city. Needless to say we spent the night sipping yummy cocktails and mingling with Berlin's most chic on swinging plush benches watching fireworks off in the distance. national geographic.

After such an amazing last night in Berlin, Munich had a hard act to follow. Still, we like the hostel again. We were offered a free breakfast for being a "double wombatter." The set up is almost exactly the same as Berlin, yet we are in the center of the city action right next to the big central station. Today, we made the journey 40 minutes outside of the city to Dachau to visit Germany's first concentration camp which all other concentration camps were modeled. The experience was so powerful it is almost silencing. Two of the barracks and the crematorium still stand as a memorial to the 30,000 people who were prisoners and died there. We also viewed a documentary in the Museum on the background leading up to the creation of the camp, the details of daily life and final freedom after the 13 years the camp was active. It was a somber but important day to experience. After spending so much time enjoying Germany, it was important to take in that part of their history.

Happy Fathers Day!

We miss you all. Thanks for following us around. We'll meet you in Switzerland in a few days. Love, Hall and Liz