Danke schoen is probably the extent of my German. Plus gesundheit and shiza, but obviously that vocabulary won't get me very far. Luckily the people in Munich were very friendly, despite that fact that most of them spoke little English. I had a lot of fun this weekend and saw a wide variety of things- Munich is a strange mix of a clean modern city dotted with Nazi artifacts and old-school Bavarian beer halls. I saw a lot of old men in lederhosen.
First thing Friday morning we went to Dachau, which was one of the first Nazi work camps in Europe. That was a sobering experience to say the least.
The gate at the entrance of the camp. The top translates to "work will set you free"
The beds inside the buildings where the people lived
The trench and fence at the edge of the camp. Apparently, their used to be more obstacles to make it even harder to escape.
After that we went and did something a little more lighthearted. We made our way back to downtown Munich and went to the Haufbrauhaus for lunch. That is the huge famous beer hall where the waiters are dressed in leiderhosen or milkmaid type clothing and the food is traditional german. We stopped and had a very filling lunch. Here are a few of my friends attempting to finish their pig knuckles.
After lunch a bunch of us went on the walking tour to see some of what Munich has to offer. One of the more interesting buildings in the downtown area- the Old Town Hall.
We also saw where the Nazi regime had their headquarters in the 1930s. The famous book burnings where in front of this building. 
I didn't do much else that day because I had started to come down with a cold. I went to the beer hall across the street from our hostel for dinner, but in general I took it easy since I wasn't feeling so great.
The next day I spent the whole day looking at art. My friend Megan and I went to the old art museum and the new art museum and had a great time seeing a variety of famous painters. There was pretty much a little bit of everything- french impressionists, german painters, dutch masters, you name it, they had it. Here's the new art museum.
For dinner we went across the street again (neither one of us were feeling well, so we stuck close to the hostel again) and we ordered pig knuckles for dinner. It was excellent.
The next day we went to Neuschwanstein, which is the castle that Walt Disney modeled the Disney Castle after. I was very excited for this visit, unfortunately it was snowy and foggy, so I couldn't see much of it. No worries though, I still had a lot of fun and managed to get a few good souvenirs and a tasty lunch.
Unfortunately, this is probably the best shot of the castle that I got.
My friends and I made the executive decision that the path was in fact not dangerous, so we hopped the fence. It was definitely worth it; we had a nice litte hike.
The view from the illegal hike
So all in all I had a fun visit. Despite having a cold and the fog at Neuschwanstein, I really enjoyed the trip to Munich.
First thing Friday morning we went to Dachau, which was one of the first Nazi work camps in Europe. That was a sobering experience to say the least.
The gate at the entrance of the camp. The top translates to "work will set you free"
The beds inside the buildings where the people lived
The trench and fence at the edge of the camp. Apparently, their used to be more obstacles to make it even harder to escape.
After that we went and did something a little more lighthearted. We made our way back to downtown Munich and went to the Haufbrauhaus for lunch. That is the huge famous beer hall where the waiters are dressed in leiderhosen or milkmaid type clothing and the food is traditional german. We stopped and had a very filling lunch. Here are a few of my friends attempting to finish their pig knuckles.
After lunch a bunch of us went on the walking tour to see some of what Munich has to offer. One of the more interesting buildings in the downtown area- the Old Town Hall.
We also saw where the Nazi regime had their headquarters in the 1930s. The famous book burnings where in front of this building. 
I didn't do much else that day because I had started to come down with a cold. I went to the beer hall across the street from our hostel for dinner, but in general I took it easy since I wasn't feeling so great.
The next day I spent the whole day looking at art. My friend Megan and I went to the old art museum and the new art museum and had a great time seeing a variety of famous painters. There was pretty much a little bit of everything- french impressionists, german painters, dutch masters, you name it, they had it. Here's the new art museum.
For dinner we went across the street again (neither one of us were feeling well, so we stuck close to the hostel again) and we ordered pig knuckles for dinner. It was excellent.
The next day we went to Neuschwanstein, which is the castle that Walt Disney modeled the Disney Castle after. I was very excited for this visit, unfortunately it was snowy and foggy, so I couldn't see much of it. No worries though, I still had a lot of fun and managed to get a few good souvenirs and a tasty lunch.Unfortunately, this is probably the best shot of the castle that I got.
My friends and I made the executive decision that the path was in fact not dangerous, so we hopped the fence. It was definitely worth it; we had a nice litte hike.
The view from the illegal hike
So all in all I had a fun visit. Despite having a cold and the fog at Neuschwanstein, I really enjoyed the trip to Munich.
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