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This morning we got up and went to the Marienplatz to meet Tony, our tour guide, for Mike’s Bikes Tours. We met up with a group from Rochester, MN! They were on their last day in Germany.
We went on Mike’s tour and learned so much about the city of München. It was founded by monks and has quite a rich history. We got to see things like the Marienplatz, Odeonsplatz, the Friedensengel, the Residenz, the Ducker’s alley, the Theatinerkirche, and many other things. If you would like to get to a linked list of everything that we saw, check it out here: Mike’s Bikes Tour Highlights.
After our trip with Mike’s Bikes… and plenty of laughter and smiles… the pendulum swung to the other end of the emotional spectrum as we went to Dachau. It was a sobering experience and everyone walked away with some pretty deep reflections. We spent some time reflecting on the bus and really had a great discussion.
Once back to the youth hostel, we had a delicious supper. It was truly German: Schnitzel and Spätzle!
After supper a larger group of us went on an U-Bahn adventure! We bought group tickets for the U-Bahn and went on our way. We went first to the University in München where we could see the Hans and Sophie Scholl Platz. There are even still copies of the brochures printed into the ground outside the university to show where Hans Scholl threw all of the pamphlets out.
Our next stop on the U-Bahn was Frötting… the stop of the World Cup stadium in München, Allianz Arena. We took a couple pictures and then turned around and went back to see the Marienplatz at night and eat a bit (more) Eis.
The kids that came along all figured out how to use and read the U-Bahn information. They could bring you along next time and bring you anywhere you want to go by using the public transportation that is so prevalent and awesome here in Germany!
§ A quick note: Many of the students cell phones are having touch-and-go service… so if you are not hearing from them as often as hoped, it is probably due to the service.
This morning we decided that yesterday we hadn’t had enough time in Rothenburg, so we stayed for a while longer and did some shopping. Yesterday was Sunday and in most German cities, stores are closed on Sundays. In Rothenburg (a tourist city) there were some open stores last night, but not all of the stores that the kids wanted to see… so we spent an extra two hours in Rothenburg this morning looking around, shopping and enjoying our time. A few of us even went to the Käthe Wohlfahrt Weichnachtsmuseum (a famous Christmas store).
After our time in Rothenburg, we left and took the 3-4 hour drive to München (where all of the students fell fast asleep for almost the entire trip). When we first arrived in München, we went to the Olympic Stadium (where Mark Spitz won 7 gold medals in the seventies! We hit the bathroom, ate, and then walked around the ponds, saw the swimming hall and enjoyed the sun (but not necessarily the muggy weather). Then it was back on the bus and off to the city center… where we could do some shopping.
We started at the Marienplatz, the square in front of the “new” city hall, where the infamous Glockenspiel is. Then we went off to places like the Kaufhof, Karstadt, the New Yorker, Pimkie, and many, many more. So far we have been able to fulfill needs as they have come up (more camera memory cards, towels, usw.)… so that is fantastic.
Finally off to the next Youth Hostel, where we ate a delicious supper (one of the best so far, I think), and then a few of us went for a walk to find an Eis-Cafe (surprise, surprise).
It has been a great time so far… we’ve had a few run-ins with minor bouts of stomach-y type things… and it seems to be making the circuit… but everyone is well (today) and tomorrow we have an awesome bike-tour of München planned and then off to Dachau… it is quite the juxtaposition of emotion.
But your kids have been fantastic… they have been early for everything… they have been very thankful… very kind and just downright awesome. We have gotten comments from so many people on how great they are as they are polite, flexible, trying new things, and using their German! Feel free to be as proud as we are.
