Seeing the sights in Visual Studio .NET

Creation Code 128C in Visual Studio .NET Seeing the sights

The taunting Nazi slogan Arbeit Macht Frei (Work Brings Freedom) is inscribed on the gate where you enter Allied troops razed the 32 prisoners barracks to the ground when they liberated the camp in 1945, but two have been reconstructed to illustrate the squalid living conditions Each barrack was built to house 208 people; by 1936, they accommodated up to 1,600 each The former kitchen is now a museum with photographs documenting the rise of the Nazis and the persecution of Jews, communists, gypsies, homosexuals, and others You can watch a short documentary film (the English version usually shows at 11:30 am and 3:30 pm) The ovens of the crematorium and a gas chamber disguised as showers are at the back of the camp No prisoners were gassed at Dachau (though more than 3,000 Dachau inmates were sent to an Austrian camp to be gassed); this room was used for beatings and cruel interrogations Although Dachau, unlike other camps such as Auschwitz in Poland, was primarily for political prisoners and not expressly a death camp, more than 32,000 people died here, and thousands more were executed The camp is scattered with Jewish, Catholic, and Protestant memorials The camp is open Tuesday through Sunday from 9 am to 5 pm; admission is free, and free tours are conducted in English from June through August at 12:30 pm

Area Code Germany s country code is 49 The city code for Munich is 089 If you re calling Munich from outside Germany, you can drop the city code s initial zero In other words, to call Munich from the United States, dial 011-49-89 and the number American Express American Express has Munich offices at Promenadeplatz 6 (% 089-2280-1465) open Monday through Friday from 9 am to 6 pm and Saturday from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm; at Neuhauserstrasse 47 and the corner of Herzog-Wilhemstrasse (% 089-22801387) open Monday through Friday from 9:30 am to 6 pm and Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm; and in the Munich Airport (% 089-9758-4408) open daily from 7 am to 9 pm Currency The Deutsche Mark gave way to the euro in 2002 The euro is divided into 100 cents, and there are coins of 01, 02, 05, 10, 20, 50, 1, and 2 Paper-note denominations are 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, and 500 The exchange rate used in this chapter is 1 = $115 Amounts over $10 have been rounded to the nearest dollar Doctors and Dentists The American, British, and Canadian consulates keep a list of recommended English-speaking physicians For emergency doctor service, phone % 089551-771 or 01805-191-212 For an English-speaking dentist, try the Gemeinschaftspraxis (Partnership Practice for Dentistry) at Rosenkavalierplatz 18 (% 089-928-7840) Embassies and Consulates US Consulate at K nigstrasse 5 (% 08928-880; wwwusembassyde) is open Monday through Friday from 8 am to 1 pm Emergency For an ambulance, call % 112 For emergency doctor service, phone % 089-551771 or 01805-191-212 Call the police at % 110 Report a fire at % 112 Hospitals Munich s main hospitals are the Red Cross Hospital in Neuhausen ( rztliche Bereitschaftspraxis im Rotkreuz Krankenhaus) at Nymphenburger Strasse 163 (% 089-1278-9790); and the Schwabing Hospital ( rztliche Bereitschaftspraxis im Krankenhaus Schwabing) at K lner Platz 1 (% 0893304-0302) Information The main tourist office, Fremdenverkehrsamt (% 089-233-0300 or 089-2339-6500; wwwmunichtouristde), is at the Hauptbahnhof at the south exit opening onto Bayerstrasse For specifics on it, and on other offices, see Finding information after you arrive, near the beginning of this chapter Internet Access and Cybercafes You can send e-mails or check your messages at the Times Square Online Bistro, BayerStrasse 10A (% 089-550-8800), open daily from 7 am to 1 am There s an easyInternetcaf (% 089-260-0230) with more than 450 terminals across from the main train station at Banhofplatz 1 It s open daily from 6 am to 1am