Wanting to make this trip both educational and fun, our next destination was to Dachau to visit a concentration camp memorial. This was one of the smaller camps in Germany, and only had a few of the original buildings remaining. We had an opportunity to discuss what had happened here as well as the importance of understanding that this should never be repeated. We were able to see the replica of a barrack and were astounded that a building that was intended for 600 people, at one time held 2000.
This is a prison hallway. Each door leads to an individual cell.
The perimeter of the camp had a 'no entry zone' where prisoners would be automatically shot of they entered onto this space. There was a trench, then barbed wire and electric fencing. On the other side was a river.
After Dachau, we were headed towards Stuttgart. Along the way we saw signs to Legoland and thought it may offer a decent parking lot for a night. Well, they had more than a parking lot. There's an entire holiday village with cabins and plenty of camping space. There was all sorts of play equipment for the children, a putt-putt golf game, restaurant, and free hot showers. It was so good we decided to stay two nights. We spent a day at Legoland. The weather was great, the kids dared each other to go on the rollercoasters, we saw a 4D movie, and enjoyed just being out in the sun.
Wanting to make this trip both educational and fun, our next destination was to Dachau to visit a concentration camp memorial. This was one of the smaller camps in Germany, and only had a few of the original buildings remaining. We had an opportunity to discuss what had happened here as well as the importance of understanding that this should never be repeated. We were able to see the replica of a barrack and were astounded that a building that was intended for 600 people, at one time held 2000. 
This is a prison hallway. Each door leads to an individual cell.
The perimeter of the camp had a 'no entry zone' where prisoners would be automatically shot of they entered onto this space. There was a trench, then barbed wire and electric fencing. On the other side was a river.
After Dachau, we were headed towards Stuttgart. Along the way we saw signs to Legoland and thought it may offer a decent parking lot for a night. Well, they had more than a parking lot. There's an entire holiday village with cabins and plenty of camping space. There was all sorts of play equipment for the children, a putt-putt golf game, restaurant, and free hot showers. It was so good we decided to stay two nights. We spent a day at Legoland. The weather was great, the kids dared each other to go on the rollercoasters, we saw a 4D movie, and enjoyed just being out in the sun.
