Trip 2 Day 10 Easter in Munich

It's Easter morning and the snow is falling in Munich. I am told this is highly unusual for this time of year. That doesn't stop me from doing what I want to do and seeing what I want to see. Today we saw the concentration camp Dachau. It was a solemn visit, but I was glad to see it. It is important to remember this history. We spent a considerable amount of time there, not getting back until around 3 in the afternoon. As it is Easter we figured it only proper to visit a church. In fact we visited 2, St Peters church and Frauen Kirche. After a week of solid travel we were quite tired, so we ended the night earlier than expected, getting food at the Hofbrau Hause and then heading back to our room. Tomorrow we will see what is left to see in Munich before heading to Salzburg.

Trip 2 Day 9 Nurnberg

Despite already seeing this city, I had to bring my parents back here. It is always interesting to see the history of Nazi Germany and to see what things were like 70 years ago. After visiting the rally grounds I can see how people fell for the Nazi lies and how it might seem as the right thing to do. It was chilling to see all this again and rediscover how horrible it all really was.

Trip 2 Day 8 Paris

Holy cats and dogs does Paris get busy during the Easter weekend. The entire city was a madhouse. There were large crowds of people everywhere. That didn't stop us though. We had 1 day and 1 city so it was a do or die situation. Either we saw it or we didn't. We started out quickly, seeing the Louvre first. Because of the lines at most of these places we didn't attempt to go in because it was just not plausible. With the time we had it would not have made sense to try to get inside each one of them. The Louvre would have been cool but simply no time. Following that was the famous Notre Dame. This year was it's 850th anniversary, which was pretty cool. We were even in there during the Coronation of the Cross. It was interesting to see, even though I did not take part. After Notre Dame came the Catacombs. We wanted to go inside but again the lines were too long. Some people had been waiting in line for nearly 3 hours. We just did not have the time to go inside. The next stop on our tour de France was the Arc de Triomphe. I knew the iconic arc when I saw it, but I was amazed at how massive the structure actually was. I didn't really realize that. One cannot go to Paris without seeing the Eiffel Tower. That, of course, was our next stop. The lines there were so ridiculous that we did not even attempt them. It was unfortunate but still. Lastly on our way back to the train station we saw the Moulin Rouge. I figured if in Paris, might as well take a picture of it. Shortly after our train left and we were speeding off to Munich.