German Trip: June 8 – Goshen High School

June 8: We woke up today feeling much better! We had breakfast in the hotel and then toured the central part of Muenchen. We visited the new city hall and the Glockenspiel, the Frauenkirche (the cathedral), the Asamskirche (an extremely ornate church), climbed the tower of the St. Peterskirche for a birds-eye view of the city, and ate lunch the the Viktualienmarkt, an open air market in the center of the city. In the afternoon we took the train to the Dachau concentration camp memorial. We spent several hours there walking around the grounds, visiting a museum detailing the rise of Nazism in Germany and the development of the camp, and watched a film about the camp. The afternoon was made even more depressing by a constant, cold drizzle while at the camp. In the evening we returned to the center of the city and ate supper at the Hofbraeuhaus, the largest beer hall in the world. The students ordered typical Bavarian fare ranging from roasted chicken, potato salad, and sauerkraut to the more interesting roasted pig knuckle. We ended the meal with a piece of Apple Strudel to celebrate Dara’s 18th birthday.