BAVARIA, MUNICH AND DACHAU

SO, OFF WE DROVE TO MUNICH FOR OUR FINAL STOP OF OUR BAVARIA TRIP.  WE STAYED IN FRIESING, NEAR THE AIRPORT.   ON OUR WAY TO THE HOTEL WE STOPPED FOR A SOMBER, BUT WORTHWHILE VISIT TO THE FORMER CONCENTRATION CAMP AT DACHAU

NOT A LOT OF PICTURES AT DACHAU.  IT JUST NEEDS TO BE EXPERIENCED.  THIS PLAQUE COMMEMORATES ITS LIBERATION BY US FORCES.

THE CAMP GATE, OFTEN SEEN.  THE WORDS SAY "ARBEIT MACHT FREI", OR "WORK MAKES ONE FREE".  

WE STAYED IN FREISING, AND EVERYONE WAS PRETTY TIRED FROM A HARD DAY.  SARAH FOUND THIS HAMBURGER PLACE, WHICH WAS PRETTY GOOD, AND HAD A PRETTY GOOD BAR TOO....

BELOW IS AN IMPORTANT SIGN.  IF YOU CAN'T READ IT, IT SAYS:  "MEN TO THE LEFT BECAUSE WOMEN ARE ALWAYS RIGHT".   THE LADIES ROOM DOOR IS COVERED WITH "BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, ETC.".  THE MEN'S ROOM DOOR SAYS "BLAH".  I'M JUST REPORTING IT AS IT WAS....DON'T BLAME THE MESSENGER....LOL

ON THE WALK HOME, HENRY AND MADDIE FOUND A BEAR TO RIDE

THE NEXT DAY WE TOOK THE S-BAHN TO MUNICH, AND WALKED AROUND.  IT WAS VERY CROWDED,  BUT WE DID GET TO MARIENPLATZ, SHOWN BELOW.

ON THE TRAIN BACK TO THE FREISING, THE TRAIN HAD THIS ADVERTISEMENT FOR MAERKLIN TRAINS.  HOW APPROPRIATE, AS HENRY GOT A VERY NICE STEAM TRAIN ENGINE WHILE WE WERE DOWNTOWN.

HENRY WAS ALSO VERY ENTHRALLED WITH THE CIGARETTE ADS IN MUNICH.  YES, THAT IS A CIGARETTE AD.  LATER, GRANDMA WARNED HIM ABOUT GIRLS WHO SMOKE CIGARETTES AND CHANGE CLOTHES WHILE SMOKING...OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT....

THE "LONDON MILLERS" HAD TO FLY HOME LATER THAT NIGHT, SO WE GOT A BITE IN THE HOTEL BAR.  IT WAS PACKED, AS BAYERN MÜNCHEN WAS PLAYING.  WE GOT THERE EARLY, SO WE HAD A GREAT SEAT TO WATCH THE GAME.  GRANDMA GOT HER LAST SNUGGLES IN FOR A WHILE...

HENRY ENJOYED THE WOODEN REVOLVING SEATS IN THE HOTEL LOBBY.

ALL GOOD THINGS HAVE TO COME TO AN END.  OUR END WAS AT THE BACK OF THE PLANE FROM PHILLY TO ST. LOUIS.  I TOOK THIS PICTURE FROM MY SEAT.  IT LITERALLY WAS THE STINKIEST AIRPLANE TOILET I HAVE EVER BEEN AROUND...BUT IT WAS A GREAT TRIP ANYWAY.... SO HAPPY WE COULD ALL BE TOGETHER FOR OUR TRIP TO BAVARIA.