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A day devoted to the Auschwitz / Birkennau tour and what an experience.
If you come to Eastern Europe then come to Krakow and go to Auschwitz even if you are unsure how you will react to it - it is a must.
I will not go into any detail here but rather try to capture the essence of the experience in 4 words
1. Horrific - what was inflicted upon the population of Europe and Jews and Polish in particular
2. Disturbing - that any group of humans could think of and carry out the extremes of torture and deprivation of freedom never mind the killing of other humans
3. Unimaginable - the extent of the holocaust and numbers of multicultural people affected (Jews in particular)
4. Uplifting - the resilience of the Jews and Polish people to rise above these horrific acts and create a better future for themselves while so tactfully sharing this experience with the world as a piece of their history which must be learnt from and not forgotten
Enough said - Poland (Krakow) is a wonderful city of welcoming and proud people who are embracing tourism as a part of their independent future.
We loved it and tomorrow we train it to Prague
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