Auschwitz

From Krakow, one of the must see sights, was that of the Nazi World War 2 concentration camp, Auschwitz and Birkinau (Auschwitz 2).

Dan, Jen, Sean, Andrea and I all headed off for what we knew would be a full on day, but something that you have to see, and it was well worth the trip.

At the original Auschwitz site, there were museums which included some of the personal items taken from the prisoners after they were killed. This helped put into perspective the scale of it all, with piles and piles of items, including clothing, luggage and even hair collected. What was really depressing though was the collection of child/baby items...

Birkinau was actually the bigger of the extermination camps, housing 400 people per building, with hundreds of wooden buildings, many of which having only their brick chimneys remaining.

While it is kind of a depressing day, it is a must see, and a line written above one of the doors sums it all up. Those that do not remember history, are destined to relive it.