Pictures from Munich

Here are the some pictures from my weekend in Munich. My dad took a bunch of them—I gladly surrendered the camera to him for most of the weekend; he takes some amazing shots!

Churches in Munich. Dad and I climbed the tower in the first one. The last is the famous Glockenspiel.

The Viktualienmarkt, where they sold all different kinds of foods, fish, veggies, bread, flowers, jams. This is where we got the spargel, and some delicious pretzels to snack on.

Right near the hotel was a Greek place called Restaurant Thessaloniki. It’s funny!

Interior/exterior shots of the Hofbrauhaus, one of the oldest beer houses/gardens in Munich. We ate in the garden portion. This place was huge; it’s size itself was impressive. I had some traditional German dishes here, as well as a beer that was larger than my face; I needed two hands to lift it!

More shots around the city. This is the piano I was talking about—how did it get here?

Here are some shots from Dachau. First picture, one of many monuments/memorials at the site, with never again in different languages. Next shows a picture of how the barracks would have looked; they had reconstructed a few of them, but for the most part there was just the outline to show where they would have been. Third, the crematorium, and fourth, the gas chamber. It was chilling and horrifying to be in the exact spot such atrocities were carried out with such efficiency. Next, a shot of the fence and guard tower, and last, the mocking words above the gate, “Work sets you free”.

Some shots from the Residence Palace.It was incredibly ornate and large and we were exhausted walking through it. Shots of me and Dad in the mirrors!

Circus Krone! Although a little cheesy looking, it was really fun and very well done. We weren’t supposed to take pictures during the show, but during the lion taming I had to whip out my camera and try to capture a few shots before hastily putting the camera back in my bag. The guy was in there with 12 lions, and he was kissing them and cuddling them while at the same time inciting them to roar and snarl ferociously! In the last one, the lion is running up the sides of the cage; it was wild!