Auschwitz

You can ask why would you go to this place of horrific history, you can go to pay respects, to learn of history or not go. I have been drawn to visit this place for quite a long time. I have watched many Holocaust documentaries, movies, visited resistance museums. Nothing compares to walking this place. Can you try to imagine walking to a gas chamber thinking you were going to have a shower, being separated from your children, husband, parents. Being experimented on because you are a twin or just because they could do whatever their sick minds decided to do back in the 1940s. There are not enough words to explain what it feels like walking through Auschwitz Birkenau. It is not for everyone. After leaving this death museum, I am finding it more and more difficult to process what went on there. Hug the people you love and be grateful for our freedom.

Author: Edi

I am a 63 year old mother, of 2 adult boys. In March to August 2018 I completed my goal to visit every USA state by driving 30,000 kilometres solo. I am now continuing documenting my local and other country adventures. View all posts by Edi