1	Spring Break in Germany 2005 Munich
2	from the Press Release: The trip was primarily organized for international business students by Don Capener, assistant professor of political economy and commerce, several non-business students also participated, as did English professor Mary Bruce and her husband, Guy. The trip was managed by MC faculty members Bill and Jackie Urban, who have traveled in Germany many times. “I’ve had some very fine groups overseas in the past, from the ACM (Associated Colleges of the Midwest), Monmouth College and Eastern Michigan University,” said Bill Urban. “This year’s Munich group ranks right at the top – a first-class collection of young people. Monmouth College can be proud of them. I certainly am.” The group, which included 10 MC students, saw such sites as the Bavarian National Museum, the Bavarian Motor Works (BMW) museum, Olympiapark, Nymphenburg Palace, the world-class Alte Pinakothek gallery and the castle at Neuschwanstein.
3	The Olympic Village in the coldest March on record (and our earliest spring break ever)
4	Jet lag and all that. We kept busy till our bodies adjusted
5	In the BMW Museum (the new one under construction should be fabulous)
6	The students were to write a paper on the potential of selling American cars in Munich
7	Everyone loved the food
8	"Weissbier was a pleasant discovery" Weissbier was a pleasant discovery. Especially “Dunkel”
9	Nymphenberg Porcellan
10	More Porcellan, and a great place to get out of the cold
11	In the Nymphenberg palace
12	Friends from Eastern Michigan University
13	Our favorite waitress
14	After a day in museums and historical sites, with cold wind and occasional rain,a good restaurant was a welcome relief
15	"Guy and Mary Bruce" Guy and Mary Bruce (who usually kept Their eyes open!) In the Deutsches Museum, One of the great Technology museums of The world
16	“Wednesday we were in one of the most amazing technology museums in the world,” said Urban. “We saw airplanes, locomotives, a very realistic (and long) coal mine, and much, much more. It was estimated that if a visitor spent one minute at each exhibit, it would take 36 days to see the museum.” “I enjoyed the first trip to Germany so much and found it so worthwhile that I signed up for the second European trip,” said Paul Murphy, a senior from Oakbrook Terrace. “Going to Munich was a blast. It was interesting to see a whole different region of Germany than the last time we went. It makes history that much more real to a person when you walk upon the site where it happened.” On a lighter note, Urban said that early in the trip the group went “to a family-style restaurant that had not seen Americans for a long time. It was a good start to a week of fine eating.” The trip also included ample opportunities for students to shop for relatives, friends and themselves. “We came back loaded,” Urban reported.
17	The Red Baron Flies!
18	The group also visited the concentration camp at Dachau, and Urban said, “Probably nobody will forget that experience.” Murphy agreed. “Walking through Dachau concentration camp was a very powerful experience. Exploring the crematorium on the grounds was especially moving since the ovens were open and inside you can see the ash residue from when they were in use. Above you in the room are the worn timbers from where they hanged prisoners. The chance to actually set foot in one of the ‘showers’ also was quite an experience. To see that room, which was made only for the purpose to bring death en masse, is a powerful experience to have. Just the idea that you’re walking where tens of thousands of people died, not from a battle, but systematic murder, it really speaks to what depths of evil hate can manifest.”
19	Food, conversation and daydreaming
20	The Urbans visited old friends
21	Matching hats while the tour leader’s health went south
22	Summary