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Quote: BIRKENAU OR AUSCHWTZ IIWith Auschwitz the Nazis were fine tuning their techniques but in Birkenau they had got this down to almost factory assembly line efficiency. This camp is HUGE and in the snow it really did look bleak. The skies were dark and... Read the full Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, Memorial and Museum review
From journal Three Days in Krakow
Quote: In 1940 Auschwitz was established as a concentration and it was only later as the Nazi machine became more hideously intent upon destroying entire groups of people that it became specifically extended to become a death camp. The first people to be... Read the full Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, Memorial and Museum review
Quote: Recently we spent a few days in the city of Krakow, Poland and knowing we were going we booked a trip to visit Auschwitz and Birkenau (Auschwitz II). We have visited a number of places similar to this in Cambodia and Rwanda and it is not through... Read the full Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, Memorial and Museum review
Quote: The State Museum in Oswiecim. Doesn't sound too sinister, does it? But use the German name for the city - Auschwitz - and it doesn't sound quite so cozy. It conjures up images of terror, unspeakable cruelty, bestiality and genocide. It is the... Read the full Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, Memorial and Museum review
Quote: The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum is a grim destination and afterwards you will want some time to contemplate what you have seen. The exhibits are designed to provoke a strong emotional response to one of the blackest crimes in European history.... Read the full Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, Memorial and Museum review
From journal Some Interesting Attractions to Visit in Poland
Quote: The Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration camp is a historical site located in Oswiecim, about two hours away from the center of Krakow. In order to understand what really happened at a concentration camp you need to visit one and while in Krakow this... Read the full Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, Memorial and Museum review
From journal A Few Days In Krakow
Quote: Auschwitz Concentration Camp is a historical site located about 2 hours away from Krakow by bus or train. You really have to see the camp to comprehend what happened here. Buses leave from behind the main train staion, and trains also go to the... Read the full Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, Memorial and Museum review
From journal Krakow
Quote: One of the more important Krakow decisions for any visitor is around Auschwitz. Should you visit? On the two occasions we have visited Krakow, we have been two minded about visiting Auschwitz. On the one hand, we wouldn’t want to turn the death camp... Read the full Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, Memorial and Museum review
From journal Krakow Places
Quote: My mother and I were visiting my brother in Germany because he was stationed there in the US Army. I study the Holocaust and definitely wanted to take the time out to go to Poland and see Oswiecim, the site of the death camps, Auschwitz/Birkenau. ... Read the full Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, Memorial and Museum review
From journal Auschwitz/Birkenau-the Reason I flew to Poland
Quote: A trip to Auschwitz is a depressing sight on holiday but an essential visit. We organized our trip over the internet £30 each before leaving. The trip included a private minibus, which picked the seven of us up from our hotel and dropped us home.... Read the full Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, Memorial and Museum review
From journal Weekend break in Krakow