Germany part 2 + Switzerland

Munich

We entered back into Germany from Prague, heading for Munich. In Munich we again ventured out on our ever favourite, free walking tour, our guide this time was a German/Norwegian/American girl who spoke with a lot of passion about both Munich and its history. Munich played a huge role in modern German history, being the venue for numerous attempts to overthrow the powers that be.Whilst in Munich we drank in numerous brauhaus' including drinking a touristy litre or Edel Stoff (reportedly Gods favourite beer).

From Munich we took a day trip to Dachau, a memorial to the concentration camp that was once situated in the town. The grounds of the camp where huge with the remains of two of the dormitories, where once there was 32! Also on the site are two crematoriums, the old and new one, the new being 70 years old. The site now houses mulitple memorials to the different nationalites and religions held in the camp. Also at the camp you can visit the building that was once the prison, many of the cells still have the toilet still intact.

Stuttgart and Basel.

Stuttgart was in the process of celebrating the 125 year aniversary of Mercedes, so there where multiple stages set up with cars through the ages placed upon them, including one of their F1 cars. It also gave a sneeky peak of some of their future developments, including the opportunity to drive one of their electric cars. Stuttgart as a city offered a few museums, and some nice period buildings but had no real character to draw or keep your attention.

Basel, just inside the swiss border, has potential to be a great city, with only one thing holding it back: the extortionate costs! For example £3 for a can of beer in a supermarket and bar prices ranged between £6 and £10 a pint!! We followed a walking tour map around Basel and saw most of the main sights including the River, the town hall, and cathedral in which you can see through into some of the recently excavted crypts! When the weather is good you will see people in the fast flowing river using inflatable bags for bouyoncy.