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A sombre day of reflection at Auschwitz

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

On Saturday morning we were up early to get on the bus to Auschwitz concentration camp. We went with a tour group which was interesting but didnt really give much time for reflection at the camps. You see, Auschwitz itself is a town, where people lived before, during and after the camps existence.

This isnt the easiest thing Ive written, and my experience and words cannot show enough of what I experienced. This is what I learned, not what I felt.

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Craving more Krakow

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

Lija and I are off again, this time on a nostalgic visit through time and place to experience the Poland that our grandfathers grew up in. We are now in Warsaw, but spent the first few days in Krakow.

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