We spent the morning visiting Dachau - the first Nazi concentration camp. The site is an awful reminder of the atrocities that took place just a generation ago. The kids were very attentive, interested and moved. Adam made the comment, "It's weird, reverent and sad at the same time." We entered through the same gate as thousands of prisoners before reading the promise "Work will make you free."
Then we saw the horrible living conditions. By
the end of the war two thousand were living in quarters designed for 200. Finally the gas chamber and creamatorium. Near the end there was no more fuel so the Nazi's resorted to execution by firing squad and burials in mass graves. If is impossible not to be touched when you see the wall with pock marks from bullets or the large body sized ovens. Hopefully the travelers take to heart the quote left by one of the survivors, "Never again."
In the afternoon we took a guided tour of the city culminating at BMW world. This is the place you can design a made to order car. 
It was a favorite. Then we had free time in the city before a traditional Bavarian dinner. Now we are all anxiously watching the USA vs. Ghana soccer game. GO USA!
It was a favorite. Then we had free time in the city before a traditional Bavarian dinner. Now we are all anxiously watching the USA vs. Ghana soccer game. GO USA!
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