munich, germany

beer capital of the world. probably the best beer i've had and the greatest quantity. they drink out of a mass, which is a 1L stein of beer. in the old days, they put drains in the floor under the table so that they wouldn't have to leave the table to urinate. the monks considered beer food and received a daily regiment of 5L. on a more serious note, we took a tour of the dachau concentration camp. everyone hears about the concentration camps in class, but it takes on a new meaning once you see where it happened. dachau has one of the only original remaining gas chambers. most of our tours and learning of germany have focused on the devastation caused by WWII. 90% of munich was levelled, and the people have a hard time dealing with what the rest of the world blames them for. still, munich is a good place to visit. we arrived in the swiss alps yesterday but have yet to do anything interesting...mostly because it is too expensive.