Having technical issues with networks so can’t do everything I want to do, but here is what we did today.

Today we learned you order water with or without gas. Oh, it matters.

Bike routes are on sidewalks, not on the roads. Bikers are almost as annoying there as they are on the roads. Especially since I refuse to understand I’m walking in a bike path. Haha. I’ll get used to (as soon as I leave).

We did a walking tour of Munich. I had no idea they had such a strong catholic heritage and culture. St. Peter’s church was large and very ornate. We also found a very nice outdoor market where you could buy all sorts of produce, food and beer. We did manage to find a whole floor dedicated to chocolate.

Munich was heavily bombed in World War 2 and as a result, much was rebuilt but remains true to an ‘old world’ charm. Everywhere, and I mean everywhere, there are outdoor eateries and bars. People are sitting outside and enjoying themselves. The weather this week rivals San Diego weather.

Lots of people watching World Cup games. I’ve seen many cars flying German flags like the UofL or UK flags you see at home. I assume that is for the World Cup.

We had a great meal of weiner schnitzel and pork in mushroom gravy. Also had some bread soup. Very interesting, but good. We met a couple of guys on a father-son trip from London. I was surprised at their knowledge of the United States. They knew a lot.

We spent most of our day at the Dachau concentration camp. This camp is (in)famous for what happened there during the war. It is a difficult thing to do: to stand in a place where man’s hatred for man was so evident and real.

I stood in the gas chamber. I was 10 feet from the incinerators where bodies were burned. I stood in the bath house where men were tortured. I walked through the delousing room. I looked into a prison cell used for solidarity confinement. These were not replicas, but the real thing.

The fake shower nozzles and the passage ways for gas to enter. The apparatus for delousing. The tables used for caning sand whippings. We stood on ground the was once used as a mass grave. We saw the abandoned rail used to ship prisoners.

While it was a gruesome day I do think it is important to see and remember. This site asks us to never forget and to never let it happen again.

As for me, I’m no longer surprised by the ability of men to hate and to what lengths men will go to hate others. History books and current events (unfortunately) are full of great examples (Germany, Cambodia, U.S., Muslim terrorists). This has been going on since Cain murdered Abel. All we can do is keep working to change the hearts of men…

Talk to you tomorrow.