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Go Big Or Go Home: Round the World Edition We quit our jobs to go exploring before we are too old to hike up mountains and mountain bike down volcanoes. We may be a little crazy but we like it that way!

Germany

Marienplatz and the building where the Nazi party met to plan their anti-semitic act know as

GERMANY | Saturday, 16 September 2017 | Views [301]

Marienplatz and the building where the Nazi party met to plan their anti-semitic act know as "The Night of Broken Glass".

Back to Munich for a city walking tour and one of the many outdoor beer gardens. In the 19th century prior to the advent of refrigeration, German brewers would dig cellars for lagering (Lager is German for storeroom or warehouse) to keep the beer cool during the summer months. To further protect the beer from the summer heat Chestnut Trees were planted above the cellars which have spreading dense canopies but shallow roots that would not intrude on the cellars. The practice of serving beer at these sites evolved into the modern beer garden.

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Nazi Headquarter and Hitlers office where he gave speeches on the balcony. You can still see the bolt holes in the wall that held the giant golden eagles. The government is unable to demolish the building because it is too strong and they can't blow it up because it would risk damaging surrounding buildings so they turned it into a music school and built the Munich Documentation Center for the History of National Socialism. The City of Munich also refuses to make any repairs to it or maintain the grounds.

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