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Memory Rails.
It is not my story to tell. It is in the history books I've studied, it is something that deeply influenced me during school years, when I made a presentation on concentration camps for World History class. Every object on this land of ashes is a silent witness of what happened here about 70 years ago. At Auschwitz-Birkenau (Oświęcim, Poland) by: valerybulavskaya Views[344]

This photo will always hold a place in my heart. It was taken down a hallway in the Auschwitz Concentration Camp. They had several photos of some of the people killed during the genocide. The hallway was completely silent. The only thing you could hear were the sounds of teardrops hitting the floor. by: nickp Views[436]

Auschwitz- the most infamous concentration camp

POLAND | Mon, 27 Mar 2017 | By swathi | Views [737] | Comments [1]

Auschwitz-Birkenau ( 4 th March 2017 ) Krakow, the last city within coach-distance from Brno that I had yet to enter. My dad was coming to visit me for the weekend and I asked him how he felt about a quick trip ... Read more >

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Never Again: Dachau Concentration Camp

GERMANY | Sun, 19 Jun 2016 | By wanderlustgail | Views [838]

Something reminiscent of ashes brushed across my face and landed in my hair as I approached the entrance to Dachau Concentration Camp. They were floating around everywhere, creating a disorienting haze in the unseasonably brilliant early spring sun. ... Read more >

Tags: concentration camp, dachau, germany, khalil gibran, kz dachau, sabbatical, solo, travel

Kraków & Auschwitz

POLAND | Tue, 21 Jul 2015 | By dohnster | Views [593]

Want to know a scary statistic? Before the Holocaust, over 68,000 Jews lived in Kraków. Know how many live here now? 120... Sorry I'm behind on posting. I've been making my way down Croatia and Montenegro, and I'm waiting for my flight ... Read more >

Tags: auschwitz, concentration camp, kraków, walking tour

A Sobering Time in Krakow

POLAND | Fri, 27 May 2011 | By drmitch | Views [588]

I decided to take the day train from Prague to Krakow as I’d read a few dodgy things about the night train, and find that after night commutes I end up wasting the following day in any case. Which was lucky as we ended up stopping at some ... Read more >

Tags: auschwitz, birkenhau, castle, concentration camp, krakow, salt mines

Canada Day, a surprise, dancing in the rain & my birthday – Welcome to Prague!

CZECH REPUBLIC | Sat, 19 Sep 2009 | By murrihyk | Views [1187]

The 1 st of July had always promised big things for this trip. We were leaving behind the somewhat calm of Vienna, Austria and heading towards the nightlife of Prague. Besides the fact that we had one of the earliest starts of our ... Read more >

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DAY 2: A JOURNEY THROUGH MANY EMOTIONS

GERMANY | Sat, 25 Jul 2009 | By living_the_dream | Views [464]

Reliant as ever on the weather to decide on our plan of action, the scheduled rain seemed like a perfect opportunity to make the pilgrimmage to Dacau. The holocaust had always seemed so distant, told in school history lessons as a warning to all humanity ... Read more >

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Day 7 - Ocktoberfest

GERMANY | Tue, 7 Oct 2008 | By juliedrewe | Views [454]

Day 7 Today we decided to take in some more history and head to Dachau where one of Hitler's first concentration camps were built. Instead of taking a tour we decided to get there ourselves which saved us round 50 euros. We went to the information ... Read more >

Tags: concentration camp, dachau, hitler, munich, tour