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Europe 2019

3 Weeks, 8 Cities, 7 Countries, 1 Girl. What could possibly go wrong... Læs mere
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    6. marts 2019
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    National Rail was running to time today... Shock!
    And so, after nearly 6 hours of travelling, I am finally at the gate!

    Farewell!

    6. marts 2019, England ⋅ 🌧 11 °C

    So the time has finally arrived to say farewell to the rain and wind of the UK! After spending a large proportion of the day on British public transport I have to say that Europe do it a whole lot better! Bring on the Ü-Bahn and trams! I remembered my toothbrush but forgot my railcard so I had to get a new ticket -.- Blunders aside I'm feeling pretty excited and ready to go! Krakow, I'm coming to get you!Læs mere

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    The bima (area for reading the Torag) on the inside of the synagogue used by the modern jewish faction nowaday
    The front of the synagogue, the Tourag is stored behind the black curtainThe biggest Jewish cemetary in the world, with over 700 gravesThe newest synagogue in Krakow, built in the last 19th century

    Krakow Jewish Quarter

    7. marts 2019, Polen ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    An interesting tour around Krakow's Jewish Quarter this morning, visiting a working synagogue amongst various interesting buildings and areas. Learnt a lot about old and modern Jewish culture. With Poland having the second biggest Jewish community in the world (after the USA) before 1939 to just 450ish today it really made me appreciate the scale of the Nazi regime's effect on the city.Læs mere

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    The memorial within the deportation area of the Jewish Ghetto
    The TKS Tankette. A Polish reconnaissance tank which would have been manned by a two man crew. 1925 model.A rosary made of twine by a prisoner in Krakow during the warThe staircase and archway featured in many scenes in the film "Schlinders List".

    The Holocaust in Krakow and Schlinder

    7. marts 2019, Polen ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    After my tour of the Jewish Quarter this morning I visited Schlinders factory and the memorial to those transported from the ghetto here. The Krakow Jewish ghetto existed from 1941 to 1943 with 8 transportations in this time. Most of the transportations went immediately took death camps, with only one to Auschwitz. I believe the chair memorial is very poignant, with 68 chairs representing the 68,000 jews that lived in the city before the war.

    The Schlinders factory museum was an interesting visit, giving a little more insight into the story of what happened here. Schlinder is a very controversial figure; some call him a hero for saving an estimated 1,200 lives, others say he made a lot of money from Jewish slave labour. I personally believe his efforts to save so many should be remembered as an example of humanity in the darkest times.    Læs mere

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    The entrance to Auschwitz-Birkenau as seen from inside the camp
    The entrance to Auschwitz-Birkenau as seen from inside the campThe interior of Block 25 "The Death Block" where women selected for extermination would await the gas chambersPart of the memorial to the victimsRuins of crematorium and gas chamber 2, destroyed by the Nazi's only 7 days before liberation.One of the pits used for human ashes, with the memorial to the victims in the foreground

    Auschwitz-Birkenau

    8. marts 2019, Polen ⋅ 🌬 12 °C

    Words cannot describe what I have seen today. I have studied the Holocaust for over 10 years, visited various museums, watched countless documentaries, read too many books to count, seen hundreds of photographs and spoken to survivors. But nothing can prepare you for this.Læs mere

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    Salt Lake
    Chandelier decorated with saltFloors made of saltStatues and Wall Art carved from saltStatues and Wall Art carved from saltStatues and Wall Art carved from saltInterior structure of the mineChapel made entirely of salt

    Wieliczka Salt Mine

    8. marts 2019, Polen ⋅ 🌬 12 °C

    Interesting afternoon tour of the Wieliczka Salt Mine. Saw some incredible statues, artwork and a whole chapel made entirely of salt. Off to Hard Rock Cafe for some dinner before an early night!

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    My first (but definitely not my last) Currywurst of the trip!
    ReichstagThe official home of the PresidentThe Victory CollumSculpture known as "drunk earthworms" by locals...Checkpoint CharlieTV Tower behind the old red city hall

    A cheeky bit of German sausage...

    9. marts 2019, Tyskland ⋅ 🌬 11 °C

    Hello Berlin! Good flight with one hell of a lot of turbulence and a landing that was so rough it would feature in the "hardcore" category on pornhub. It was carnage. Women screaming, babies rolling down the aisle alongside bottles of duty free Smirnoff, people being taken out by oxygen masks. We lost at least two cabin crew under rogue trolleys.

    Okay so it wasn't that bad but it was pretty bumpy...

    Anyway I managed a cheeky airport Currywurst and checked out one of those "Hop On, Hop Off" buses to get my bearings (I promise I'm not a typical British tourist... Honest...)    Læs mere

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    Tower A, from which every point of the camp could be seen
    The notorious "Arbeit Macht Frei" inscription on the entrance gatesThe border security of the campExamples of a barrakToilets and the washroom within barrak 38The original gallows and memorial where they once stoodThe area used to execute people by firing squadWhat is left of the crematorium within "Section Z", the death centreThe memorial within "Section Z"The controversial Soviet memorial to communists who died at Sachsenhausen

    Sachsenhausen

    10. marts 2019, Tyskland ⋅ 🌧 6 °C

    First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out
    Because I was not a socialist.

    Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out
    Because I was not a trade unionist.

    Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out
    Because I was not a Jew.

    Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

    - Niemöller - Protestant Priest and prisoner at Sachsenhausen    Læs mere

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    The plaque to remember the spot where over 20,000 books were burnt.
    The empty shelves underground.

    Empty shelves...

    11. marts 2019, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C

    One of the most powerful monuments I have seen. A hole in the ground with empty bookshelves and a plaque with the below quote from Heinrich Heine.
    "Dort, wo man Bücher verbrennt, verbrennt man am Ende auch Menschen"
    "Where they burn books, they will in the end also burn people."

    Located at Bebelplatz, where book burning took place in May 1933.

    ****Second photo taken from Google as it was too dark to get a good photo of the shelves.****    Læs mere

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    "Trains to life and trains to death". The memorial to the Kindertransport and those who didn't make it.
    One of my favorite Holocaust memorials. From the outside it just looks like a lot of blocks but from the insidOne of my favorite Holocaust memorials. From the outside it just looks like a lot of blocks but from the insidOne of my favorite Holocaust memorials. From the outside it just looks like a lot of blocks but from the insidCurrywurst at the Berlin WallWhere the Berlin Wall Stood with remains of the wall itself.Where the Berlin Wall StoodWhere the Berlin Wall StoodThe Propaganda Ministry.The Luftwaffe Headquarters. A massive building (the photo cannot represent the scale)

    Museums and Monuments

    11. marts 2019, Tyskland ⋅ 🌧 4 °C

    Fascinating tour this morning with the lovely Karin Holl focusing on life in Berlin during the Second World War but with some interesting stops with other historical prominence. Visited the Checkpoint Charlie museum in the afternoon and finished the day with a bit of book shopping! Absolutely exhausted but a brilliant way to end my time in Berlin.Læs mere

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    The "Arbeit Macht Frei" inscription on the entrance gate
    The international memorialThe washrooms and toilets inside a reconstructed barrakThe first crematoriumThe 2nd crematorium with gas chamber. Sign above door to the chamber reads "showers"The vents on the outside of the gas chamber, where Zylon B was poured inPlaces of executionVarious ash pitsThe international memorial as seen from the end of the campThe entrance and reconstructed barrak taken from within the camp

    Dachau

    14. marts 2019, Tyskland ⋅ 🌧 4 °C

    Another insight into humanities darkest hour. A reminder that the Nazi's were not the first to commit atrocities like the Holocaust and certainly weren't the last.

    Late lunch of Currywurst after exploring Marinenplatz now time for a nap I think!Læs mere

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