We arrived Saturday (very early) morning in Munich via the night train from Florence. After a brief nap to recuperate (a snoring, old German man had kept us awake on the train), we took part in a free 4-hour walking tour of downtown Munich’s most famous sites- the Altes and Neues Rathaus, the royal Residenz, the Frauenkirche, the sight of Hitler’s failed 1923 coup attempt, Viktualienmarkt, among many others. In the evening, we went to go see an excellent concert by the Eels; we got in early enough to be right up front. It was a great show. Today, after walking to the shopping district and discovering that no shops are open on a Sunday in town, we happened upon a parade of butchers (yes, butchers), led by a traditional Bavarian marching band. Later in the day we took a trip to the very intense and powerful Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial. We ended the day back in Munich, at the famous Chinesischen Turm biergarten in the large Englischer Garten (the largest city park in Europe), where we were treated to another Bavarian band playing to us over wurst and schnitzel dinner. Certainly a change from Italy!