So... back to my Germany trip with Kirsten and Co. Slowly, but surely, I'm getting to the end of the trip!
After our time in Münich, we went to Dachau, a concentration (but not death) camp from World War II. It was overwhelming, depressing, upsetting, and unsettling. It is just unfathomable the horrific things that people can do to each other, and an atmosphere of the depth of human suffering still hangs over this site like a cloud. It was a cold and insistently rainy morning when we were there, which just contributed to the feeling of sorrow.
I honestly don't have very much to say about it. I am glad that I went to see a concentration camp once, but I am not sure that I need to go again.
After getting thoroughly cold, wet, and depressed, we decided that a pick-me-up was required so that we wouldn't be sobbing into our beer, and we hit on the perfect solution: a visit to the the most fantastic Christmas store ever in Rothenburg. The village is a quaint, well-preserved medieval town famous for its intact city walls and Christmas market. Thankfully for us, there is a Christmas store open year-round. It is a magical, insanely decorated, multi-level extravaganza that has to be seen to be believed, seriously.
I absolutely LOVE Christmas. It's a problem, actually. In the past week I have 1) woken up from a dream about singing "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas", 2) found myself humming "Walking in a winter wonderland" on my walk home from work, and 3) been singing "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas" in the shower. Normally I try to hold off on Christmas music until at least after Halloween, but I am not winning this battle with my subconscious! Anyways, this store was so much fun to wander around, and I found one of my favorite souveniers so far: a Weihnachtspyramide, which I am so excited to pull out at Christmas!
Also that evening we had a lovely dinner in a small, cute restaurant in the town before joining in on a "Night Watchman's" tour of Rothenburg. The tour was pretty interesting, but the tour guide had the most bizarre and slightly creepy accent ever. I really wish I had gotten a video so that you could also experience it. Kirsten and I were giggling through a lot of the tour because it was just so strange. It was a fun way to learn more about the history of the town!
After our time in Münich, we went to Dachau, a concentration (but not death) camp from World War II. It was overwhelming, depressing, upsetting, and unsettling. It is just unfathomable the horrific things that people can do to each other, and an atmosphere of the depth of human suffering still hangs over this site like a cloud. It was a cold and insistently rainy morning when we were there, which just contributed to the feeling of sorrow.
I honestly don't have very much to say about it. I am glad that I went to see a concentration camp once, but I am not sure that I need to go again.
After getting thoroughly cold, wet, and depressed, we decided that a pick-me-up was required so that we wouldn't be sobbing into our beer, and we hit on the perfect solution: a visit to the the most fantastic Christmas store ever in Rothenburg. The village is a quaint, well-preserved medieval town famous for its intact city walls and Christmas market. Thankfully for us, there is a Christmas store open year-round. It is a magical, insanely decorated, multi-level extravaganza that has to be seen to be believed, seriously.
I absolutely LOVE Christmas. It's a problem, actually. In the past week I have 1) woken up from a dream about singing "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas", 2) found myself humming "Walking in a winter wonderland" on my walk home from work, and 3) been singing "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas" in the shower. Normally I try to hold off on Christmas music until at least after Halloween, but I am not winning this battle with my subconscious! Anyways, this store was so much fun to wander around, and I found one of my favorite souveniers so far: a Weihnachtspyramide, which I am so excited to pull out at Christmas!
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| Examples of Weihnachtspyramide. |
Also that evening we had a lovely dinner in a small, cute restaurant in the town before joining in on a "Night Watchman's" tour of Rothenburg. The tour was pretty interesting, but the tour guide had the most bizarre and slightly creepy accent ever. I really wish I had gotten a video so that you could also experience it. Kirsten and I were giggling through a lot of the tour because it was just so strange. It was a fun way to learn more about the history of the town!
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| Cool windows in the restaurant. |
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| Our tour guide. |
