More from Munich

I'm typing this on my phone, so this is going to be point form updates... and no wise carcks about my typing skillz :)

- our flight from London to Munich gotten zee cancelled. You always know on a trip this long that something will go wrong so hopefully we've got that out of the way. After an extra 4 hours at the airport, we got a night at the Radisson courtesy British Airways (and a few free meal vouchers too). Then we were up bright and early to catch the first flight to Munich. So between Friday morning and Sunday morning (Calgary time, I got 10 hours of sleep... but that was more than Carla and Ethan combined... note to John: bring an inflatable pillow, eye shades and ear plugs... they are worth their weight in gold!)
- that morning flight got us to Munich with 10 minutes to spare before our tour of Dachau, which was the first official concentration camp in Germany. That was a very sombre tour. The camp itself was a lot brighter and more cheery then I expected, but the stories the tour guide told sure weren't. I can't do it justice on a phone, so more on that later. For now I'll just say... how can something like that ever even happen? sheesh...
- last night made up for the lack of sleep and jet lag... 13 hours, interrupted only long enough to pack back a huge hotel-provided breakfast before the kitchen closed
- today was Munich on foot. 305 steps to the top of St. Peter's church tower, where I learned how to use the panorama setting on my camera. Got some great shots there. Also took in the Marienplatz, Odeonplatz, English Garden, and the other famous church who's name escapes me right now.
- food has been great. BA keeps your belly full, and I've enjoyed lots of sauerkruat, bavarian ravioloi, crepes, smoothies, and, what seems to be a fifth food group in Europe - ice cream. Unfortunately I haven't managed to find a fish on a stick yet, but I've still got 2 days before we leave Germany (or the land of many germs, as my nephew calls it :)

will try to post some pics later, but no guarantees.