Back in October I traveled out to Poland to see Aushwitz. I'd been to the Holocaust Museum before in Washington D.C., read several books, seen documentaries, and learned about the holocaust in school--but nothing really prepared me for what it's really like to walk in a place filled with so much tragedy and pain.
I walked past gas chambers, old shoes and luggage, the barbed wire, the places where they slept, a mural of children getting off the train, and buildings knocked down in rubble in an attempt to "hide" what had happened. It was difficult to see, but I don't regret going. Though the trip was depressing, I thought it important to pay my respects for those departed and recognize all that had happened in WWII.
Shannon
Thank you for sharing your photos. I've been to the Holocaust Museum in DC as well. I want to go to a concentration camp to pay my respects as well.
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