Looking towards the "Death Gate" to Auschwitz II - Birkenau Looking towards the "Death Gate" to Auschwitz II - Birkenau

Looking towards the "Death Gate" to Auschwitz II - Birkenau

This is where the prisoners would disembark once inside Auschwitz II


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Blog: Krakow - A Salty Last Supper
Date: June 17th 2008

Mat: Dave, Trace and I hopped on a sleeper train on Friday the 13th and trundled our way south and east towards Krakow in Poland. Our cabin was pretty lush, a three bed sleeper. After a couple of "goodbye Germany" beers we headed to our bunks and woke up heading in the opposite direction. Not sure how this worked, but we did arrive in Krakow. Krakow was spared from bombing in WWII, so its ... read more




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