According to ancestry.com, I’m 26% Germanic European. I believe this fact, combined with my recent layovers in Munich, qualifies me to make the following observations about German culture. 1. Germans LOVE beer. The beer garden is a real thing. And a lovely way to spend a summer afternoon. I spent my weekends in Munich this month, moving…
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Dachau is located outside of Munich, the city where Hitler rose to power and kept the Nazi Party headquarters. Dachau was the Third Reich’s longest-operating camp. Opened (by Heinrich Himmler) in 1933, it operated the entire 12 years of the Nazi regime. At least 41,500 souls were killed behind these gates until American troops liberated…
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