The reason for a visit to a place like this
"Remember this place is not just a museum. It's a place where millions of people died and their ashes are still here." (paraphrased from Thomas, our tour guide)
The receiving platform where trains arrived
Men's camp at Birkenau
Women's camp
30 strands of electrified barb wire surrounded the camp at Birkenau
Main gate at Auschwitz
(you see this in the movie, Schindler's List)
Watch tower
Doors to one of the blocks
Crematorium chimney
The memorial site
In remembrance
We visited Dachau several years ago and it was incredibly sobering. I felt like I was walking on top of people's graves and I felt the need to whisper. What a sad time in history.
ReplyDeleteIt just makes me sick to think about what happened there. I remember going to Dachau as well and it was so incredibly sad. It was such a horrible time. I can't imagine what it would have been like to be one of those people or a family member. My heart just breaks for those people.
ReplyDeleteThat makes my skin crawl just looking at the pictures. It is so important that we remember......!!!
ReplyDeleteReminds us of just how evil we are without the cleansing blood of Jesus.
Susan
As you said, there really are no words for the horror that took place here.
ReplyDeleteThe pictures alone made me feel so sad. I can only imagine what it would feel like in person..
Amazing... There are no words.
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine what it would be like to visit a place like this. So much history, but so tragic at the same time.
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