Travelogue - Dachau
"Arbeit Macht Frei" ( Work Sets You Free ) .. Dachau Camp Gate Engraved in metal on the gate.. You get an eerie feeling as you step inside this area. As you come across various visuals , that eerie feeling transcends into a chill down your spine.. As it dawns on you that you are walking on an area where unspeakable and unimaginable atrocities were committed to mankind, you suddenly realize how privileged you are... We were in Munich at the fag end of our trip through Austria .. Unlike the remaining attractions in / around Munich, it is a bit difficult to get details of this memorial. It is remarkably absent from the tourist brochures or hotel information booklets. Inside Museum Two subway rides & a short bus ride from Munich, you can get to Dachau ( pronounced as Da'hau ) concentration camp memorial. Next to the gate, a plaque in respect of US 42nd Rainbow Division which liberated this camp is put on a pillar. Barbed Wire & Courtyard ...