My time here has been nothing short of extraordinary. Being able to spend time in a city like this has truly opened my eyes to how big the world is. That is, there is so much culture and history in this world that I have never experienced and sometimes am not aware of. I wish that I had come to Europe sooner, but hopefully I can make it more of a priority in my life.

We have met so many people who are on backpacking trips around Europe. Some are with groups, others are just by themselves which I find pretty cool. I wouldn’t mind spending a month just traveling the continent, staying at hostels, just meeting people from around the world.

The last two days have been spent just walking around the city, seeing the sights and sounds. Munich is an awesome city with a crazy history. One of the questions that I had was, “how does Munich deal with its dark history of Nazism?” I mean, you can’t just ignore history. Hitler gave his first public speech at the Hofbrauhaus (the most famous beer hall in the world, btw). However, there are no plaques or memorials at the Hofbrauhaus acknowledging that historical fact. The truth is, in someway, history IS ignored here. There are literally no plaques or memorials here recognizing Nazi influence in the city of Munich. Well, I take that back. There are plaques, but they are put in places that are not prominent, or in places that would not be recognized immediately. We saw a plaque talking about the end of Nazism in Munich. However it was in the corner of a giant square, and also it was on the ground where people walked all over it, and didn’t really notice it at all. I wouldn’t have seen it unless the tour guide mentioned it. In fact, I DID walk over it in passing. 

There is so much more to explore, and fortunately I have a few more days to do it. Unfortunately, I only have a few more days to do it:)