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Buchenwald and Weimar

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May 17th 2015
It was nice to spend two nights in the same place so I didn't have much driving today. I spent the morning at the site of the Buchenwald concentration camp. It is preserved as a reminder of man's potential for inhumanity and it is the first time I have been in a concentration camp (see picture). I had read about it ahead of time, so I wasn't shocked exactly, but the visit was a moving and sobering ... read more

Europe » Germany

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As Europe's largest economy and most populous nation, Germany remains a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed Germany in two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20t... ... read more