Leaving Switzerland, en route to southern Germany, we stopped by the principality of Liechtenstein. The whole country is only 62 square miles and sits between Switzerland and Austria. This photo of Dick shows the old and the new.
In Germany, we passed the road leading to Auschwitz. We considered going to see the site and museum there, but to be honest this trip had been such a joyous event, I knew that visiting this shrine would put a major dampner on my spirits, so we took a pass. But I distinctly remember at the age of 12, our class was taken to see a film of the British troops arrival at a concentration camp after the war and the conditions there and the survivors. It is something I shall never forget, and even though horrifying, I still believe that every young person should be shown these films so that they know the horror of the holocaust and understand why war IS necessary sometimes and why we always need to be our brother's keeper.
On to Munich where we spent the last few days before flying home. These next two photos are of the Residenzmuseum in Munich. I have never seen anything like this place before or since. The sheer beauty of some of these rooms and some of the artifacts made me cry.
I had always heard of the Glockenspiel, so of course we had to go see this famous one and waited for the turn of the hour when the figurines appear and go around in a circle. I would have liked to have been a bird so I could have seen them closer!
We toured the Olympic Park. Those of you old enough will remember that this was the Olympics where the eleven members of the Israeli's team were taken hostage and subsequently murdered by the Palestinians. Dick's old high school football coach attended these Olympics.
Our last major tourist spot was the Nymphenberg Castle. Another splendid place inside, but it's main beauty was the gardens.
And so on to home. This was the highlight of this year, but the next log will tell about the other exciting happenings in the same year.
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