Not far from Munich Germany is what remains of Dachau. Many of the buildings which held prisoners are gone. The German government has saved this the building above which was used to house people before they were killed. Other buildings include a Jewish Memorial and a building housing the crematorium. A modern building has books on history and visitors center.
I had no reason to go inside so I sat in the courtyard. An older woman was sitting near me. We being the only ones there and stuck up a conversation. My German is rusty, but her English was good. She knew I was an American.
She told me that she was near 100 ears old, a German, and never had been to Dachau. She never wanted to see a place that revealed the terrible side of people. I said that it is aa good reminder of what people can do to people. She said she was glad she came.
We had a lovely conversation.
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