Dachau

Made a solo trip to the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial site. Only about 10 miles from Garching it was a simple matter of transferring across 3 bus routes and doing a minimum of walking as I was picked up and dropped off at the bus stop right out the door of my hotel and at the Memorial entrance. The memorial site itself is large, but still only a portion of what it consisted of at its peak of operation during WWII.

Being in such a place of evil and suffering was emotionally draining, and an intense reminder of the horrors humans are capable of inflicting on others out of ignorance and fear. But it was also inspiring in terms of the human spirit of endurance embodied by the prisoners in unimaginable circumstances. I’m appreciative of the opportunity to see it first hand after not making it to the Auschwitz Memorial when I was in Krakow in 2018.

Came back to the hotel, got in a nap and took some calls for work, and had the chance for a final dinner in Garching with Scott.

Tomorrow Scott and I head via train and bus (due to track repairs underway) for Füssen and a possible Atomics game the day after. I say “possible” as the weather forecast isn’t great, and the headcount for the Atomics puts them at 9 players for the doubleheader, mostly due to players being on vacation.

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