Auchwitz

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Hello again,

Wow today was emotional. We went to Auchwitz on our way to Krakow which was so so moving, I picked up a pebble from in there, our tour leader said its a good idea to get one and then when your feeling that life is tough just roll it in your hand and remember that 11 million people died in these camps in the most horrifc way you can think of - but worse. The hardships they incurred are too much to even contemplate. While you are walking around, you try your best to imagine these people walking around here, the public executions, the beatings and working conditions, people being eaten alive as they slept ... its too overwhelming. There was 2 tonnes of hair in one room, then in another was all their bags which they had labelled expecting to get back. In another room was baby and childrens shoes, then a room of toothbrushes and hairbrushes. One of the most emotional was the room of artifical limbs, which you know that every single person was killed as all disable people were immediately killed. We went in one of the gas chambers which would hold about 2000 people at a time. It really is worth making the trip for, our tour lasted 3.5 hours.

Remember - we are so so lucky to live the lives we lead, don't take yours for granted.

Love to you all

xxxxx

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Auschwitz
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Auschwitz 2
Upto 1000 people slept in here, people on the bottom were eaten alive by rodents! It's pure evil.

Auschwitz killing courtyard
Here is where large numbers of people were lined up along the back wall to be shot. The grey block on the far right on the floor is all the ventilation they had in small rooms, so many people died inside.