Fruhlingsfest

Finally caught up...It has been a while and I've been working hard but the past 10 days (which was spent in 5 countries) have really drained me, so I hope I don't pass out before I get this post done.

This past weekend Marc, Jeremy, Aaron Miller (one of Marc's best friends from home) and myself went to Munich. Since we took a bus, we left Florence around 6 PM and arrived in Munich around 2:30 in the morning and passed out. We woke up around 10 friday morning (I had to register for classes for the fall, all went well) and were greeted by the first rain drops that we had seen in weeks. With the rain, the free bike tour offered was out of the question so we decided to head to Dachau for quite a moving day. The trip there was just 45 minutes by train, but once there it was like being in a whole different world. The camp has kept its form since its opening in the early 1930's and walking through it was very disturbing. Everything was still there from the roll-call sqaure to one of the barracks, and even the gas chamber (completely built but never actually used at Dachau) and finally the crematorium. After spending three cold, rainy hours there it was time to head over to the fairgrounds for fruhlingsfest. Fruhlingsfest is held on the same grounds as Oktoberfest, but is about 1/10th of the size, but it was still quite an experience. The tents hold over 5,000 people all drinking huge beers, singing and dancing on the tables while listening to live music. The next morning, we took a long bike tour of the city of Munich, a really great way to see a city. After the tour was over we went back to the tents to enjoy the lively festivities one last time before heading to a sushi dinner for Marc's 21st birthday. After hanging out somemore in our hostel it was time for bed and the end to another incredible weekend abroad.