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    • Scandinavia Eurotrip 2023
      Day 61

      Poland: Auschwitz

      September 10, 2023 in Poland ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

      This is probably one of the most sobering places that anyone could ever wish to go to. I've read many nonfiction and fiction books on this place as I've always tried to understand how human beings could do such things to one another. I think- since leaving here- I've been left with more questions than answers. It's an absolutely mortifying place. One would expect it to be so, but it was even more so than I imagined. The only way in which it is 'interesting', is to see how carefully the sadistic Nazis planned this, the macabre systems put in place to murder people on an en masse basis and the lengths they went to to hide their crimes. Everything was planned for from the start for their Final Solution to the 'Jewish Problem'. For example, all the death camps were built in Poland and not Germany for fear of reprisal from the German civilian population if they ever found out. Poland was also selected as it had the largest Jewish community in Europe at the time (over 3mil Jewish people). They chose Oswiecim (the town in Poland germanised to 'Auschwitz') for its excellent train transport links to the whole of Europe. They cleared a 10km radius around the camps so no one would know what was going on ie the only people intended to leave the camp were the SS officers. The list goes on. As tragic as this place is, I do think it is almost a place that everyone should visit. Empathy, integrity and respect were completely lacking in this place and visiting this foul place reinforces the fact that EVERYONE is deserving of these attributes. Sorry, some of the images are sadly quite disturbing, but people need to understand the horror of this place so as not to forget one of the worst events of history.Read more

    • TravelerInterrail 2.0
      Day 12

      Dag 12 - Krakau/Auschwitz

      August 18, 2022 in Poland ⋅ 🌙 25 °C

      Vandaag zijn we naar Auschwitz geweest met kim en corine. Het was heel interessant, maar wel lastig voor te stellen. Ik vond het minder heftig dan ik van tevoren had gedacht. Maar wel goed om een keer gezien te hebben. Savonds hebben we nog wat gegeten samen, heel erg bedankt opa en oma!😊Read more

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    • ToietmoiegalvoyageTour d’Europe
      Day 197

      191ème étape ~ Auschwitz

      February 15, 2023 in Poland

      Nous avons visité les camps de concentration et d’extermination de Auschwitz I et Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Les horreurs qui se sont déroulées là bas de 1940 à 1945 sont d’une inhumanité sans nom. Ces lieux chargés d’histoire sont entièrement placés sous les signes de l’hommage et de la mémoire pour toutes les victimes.
      Nous avons eu la chance d’avoir une guide en français qui nous a montré les différents endroits et expliqué le fonctionnement de ces endroits.
      Le chemin de la mort qu’ont traversé toutes les victimes est absolument inimaginable. Les lieux, inoccupés, ont l’air paisible, on peut difficilement s’imaginer les conditions dans lesquelles ils vivaient.
      Nous sommes entrés dans un bloc où étaient logés environ 750 femmes, les lits superposés sur 3 étages, le premier directement à même le sol, trop chaud en été, trop froid en hiver.
      Les allemands ont tout fait pour se faciliter la vie, ils ont construit des rails pour que les trains arrivent directement dans les camps, menti aux prisonniers de A à Z notamment en leur demandant d’attacher leurs chaussures ensemble, en leur promettant une meilleure vie, en leur vendant des maisons, des magasins.
      C’était un moment intéressant, nous avons beaucoup appris même si la tristesse a accompagné notre découverte.
      En hommage à toutes les victimes de l’Holocaust.      Read more

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    • TravelerPoland
      Day 2

      Food first night

      April 20 in Poland ⋅ 🌫 5 °C

      Hotel Imperial first evening meal out in the village of Oswiecim was fantastic .... starter for me was carpaccio of beef followed by zander fish on bed of black lentils & courgette ... Greig had pork tenderloin with streaky bacon, roast tatties and sour cream & chives 😋🍷♥️Read more

    • Be KyanPolónia 2019
      Day 4

      Auschwitz

      September 26, 2019 in Poland ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      É possível passar um dia em Auschwitz sem pagar uns 40 a 80 euros para um tour. Mas é verdade que não ouves a explicação dos guias, apesar disso e pelo facto de conhecermos razoavelmente bem essa época conseguimos acompanhar a visita e perceber o que aconteceu na segunda guerra mundial, neste lugar.

      A primeira parte, em Auschwitz Birkenau, o ambiente é um pouco mais leve do que estava a espera, passámos pelos dormitório, os sanitários comuns, o "corredor da morte", os crematórios completamente destruidos no final da guerra para não deixar vestígios das atrocidades, o tratamento das águas para o campo de concentração, o Canadá, local onde mantinham todos os pertences de quem entrou neste campo, que foi posteriormente queimado, mais uma vez para não deixar vestígios.

      Ao final da tarde fomos, ao museu de Auschwitz, ou seja à primeira parte do campo de concentração, pelos vistos a partir das 16h não se paga. Mas a visita é muito forte, mesmo sem guia, quando começamos a passar pelos sítios onde eles eram executados, os restos das suas roupas permanecem nos locais, onde dormiam uns em cima dos outros, as condições sanitárias, as histórias, as milhares de fotos de pessoas que morreram.
      Toda essa envolvencia, traz um sentimento de revolta, de raiva, de impotência relativamente a acontecimentos que são tão recentes mas por outro lado parecem tão longínquos, que conseguimos passear por estes corredores de tortura e morte e ainda assim rirmos com as nossas palhaçada do dia a dia.      Read more

    • TravelerPoland
      Day 3

      Poland

      April 21 in Poland ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C

      Second & last night so food and drink to be enjoyed at Restauracja NaNovo was absolutely lush.... Greig had burger with a honey mustard sauce followed by cheesecake, I had dumplings with meat followed by chocolate souffle with a couple of glasses of red wine 😉 😋 🍷♥️Read more

    • TravelerAustrija - Italija 2022
      Day 13

      Aušvicas - Birkenau

      June 16, 2022 in Poland ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

      Arbeit macht frei. Šitą girdėjo visi. Tik matė gal ne visi. Labai ilgai galvojau, ar po Italijos saulės reikia gadintis bendrą nuotaiką Aušvico koncentracijos stovykloje. Vis dėlto apsilankome. Iš pradžių užsiburbuliuojame, kad individualus patekimas nuo 16 val. Iki tol patekimas tik su gidu ir grupe. Vis tiek einame. Ir nė kiek netenka gailėtis. Informacija koncentruota ir labai išsami. Praleidžiame vietoje planuotų kelių valandų visas keturias.
      Ir visur siaubo liudijimai. Sunkiai suvokiami žiaurumai. Gidas gale ekskursijos pasiūlo prisiminti šią vietą, kai nuspręsime, kad mums subjuro nuotaika, kad kiaušinis pervirė ar kad saulė ne pro tą debesies pusę išlindo. Esame laimingi sotūs bastards. Kai kaimyninėje valstybėje - Ukrainoje, žudomi žmonės ir orkai vykdo tokį pat genocidą kaip anuomet naciai.      Read more

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    • TravelerOsten 2023
      Day 9

      Breslau - Gleiwitz - Auschwitz

      May 26, 2023 in Poland ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      Fahrt von Breslau über kleine Strassen in Richtung Oppeln und weiter durch Oberschlesien bis Gleiwitz. Dort Besichtigung des Radiosender's und danach weiter durchs Industrie und Bergwerksgebiet Kattowitz bis Auschwitz.Read more

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    • TravelerBig Ol Holiday
      Day 53

      Tour Day 4 - Driving to Poland

      July 12, 2023 in Poland ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

      Today was another early start and we jumped on the bus headed for Poland. It was a quiet and snoozy coach ride. We stopped for lunch at a Czechia shopping centre which is very similar to Australian shopping centre food courts but the menu is all in Czech. We did a lap and asked a few tour members what they ate. One couple got liver accidentally which spooked me. However Erin went with sushi and I miraculously got chicken fried rice. We got back on the bus after I took a picture of the sign showing you can't bring your pig into the centre. We drove again for a while and our guide talked about the Holocaust as we were headed to Auschwitz-Birkenau.
      We got there and it was busy but we had our own tours organised. There was a lot of security to get through then we met our guide who was lovely. It was such an intense experience seeing the camp artifacts, photos and hearing the stories of the atrocities that happened. There was two sites and they were both overwhelming but incredible to be able to experience. We both felt so emotionally drained and it was interesting to see other tour members reactions. It really reminds me of how lucky we as as Australians to be able to travel and live so freely, but also makes me sad that humans around the world still live in fear of a similar situation happening to them.
      We jumped back on the bus, watching some episodes of selling sunsets to repair the spirits. Finally after a long day we arrived at the hotel and had dinner. We sat next to a mother and son pair from Canada. Darlene told us she was 82 and I was honestly geniunely shocked, she looks bloody amazing and is so active. They were so lovely. We got back to our room and went to sleep quickly.      Read more

    • TravelerRoad trip lau mcli
      11
      Day 10

      AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU

      August 7, 2023 in Poland ⋅ 🌧 16 °C

      Nous avons visité ces camps par un temps pluvieux et froid avec l'atmosphère lourde qui s'y prête.
      Pas de commentaire sur l'indescriptible et l'horreur de ces deux lieux.
      Une chose est sûre les mots humains et dignité n'existaient plus passé ces murs.
      QU'ILS REPOSENT EN PAIX 🙏🙏🙏🙏      Read more

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    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Oświęcim, Oswiecim, Auschwitz, Освиенцим, Οσβιέτσιμ, אושוויינצ'ים, オシフィエンチム, 오시비엥침, Osvecimia, Osvencimas, Osvencima, ओश्फिन्चिम, Освенцим, Osvienčim, אשפעצין, 奥斯威辛

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