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0km (total so far 814km) 11-22deg, cloudy & cool with sunny periods. An excellent brekkie in the hotel started our day. The problem with Munich is what to see out of the numerous wonderful choices. So for our first day we decided on the ones we knew of; 1. Dachau Concentration Camp & Memorial, 2. 1972 Olympics Site, 3. BMW Showcase and the 4. Old City. What a day, although Dachau was very sobering, due to the fact that it wasn't a full-on extermination centre, (although the Nazis still managed to kill over 40,000 people there by medical "research", executions, starvation, etc, etc) it didn't seem to be "as horrific" as we dreaded it would be. Of course the grounds are very nice now with lovely gardens and memorials everywhere. Most of the original buildings remain with some being reconstructed for effect. Most of the prisoner huts have been demolished. There have been some fine memorials constructed in the grounds over the years. The Olympic Park was great and considering it was all built before 1972, it's still in great condition and looking futuristic even by today's standards. The BMW Showcase is a must see for car and motorcycle enthusiasts. BMW now own The Mini and Rolls Royce so you get to see the latest and greatest in the three brands under one roof. We were all feeling a bit hungry by then so it was back on the very efficient Munich underground to the city for dinner and icecream; not necessarily in that order. A quick look around the old city and then it was back to the room for some sleep. A busy day well spent. We spent a whole Euro14.70 (AS$21.50) on a group ticket for 4 people for unlimited travel on the tram, bus and train for the day.
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susan the memorial to the dead is really thought provoking.