Munich

July 30 – Aug 1

Friday we made yet another trip from Bonn Hauptbonhauf to the Cologne Central Station. We had an arranged guided tour of the Cologne zoo. We also got “backstage passes” to view the elephant exhibit. Later that day we walked around Cologne and waited for our train to Munchen. Chad, Michael, and I chose to visit Munich for our last weekend trip. Because we left so late on Friday we got to Munich around 1am Saturday. Nevertheless, we woke up early Saturday and went to tour the Dachau concentration camp. The weather was so nice that it was difficult to comprehend the pain and suffering that occurred here. While most of the camp was reconstructed I found the experience to be moving despite the wonderful weather. There was a nice museum/ exhibit that detailed everything that occurred at Dachau. After Dachau we caught the train back to Munich and walked around the city. We ate and early dinner then stumbled across the famous Hoffbrau House where each of us indulged an enormous liter bier. In addition to a nice time in Munich, hostel Jaegar turned out to be just as nice as it was on the Internet. We left Sunday afternoon back to Bonn on yet another long train ride. Sunday was our last day with our host families because Monday morning we would leave for Berlin.