Well, I was waiting for DH to get the photos online but he's had a lot of distractions since we returned home.

I guess I can post my report and then put the link up later.

Great pics Betty. I was in Poland in Sept too but we must not have crossed paths, as I don't see any pics of me in your album.

Your Auschwitz pics are chilling, just like mine. I still have nightmares about Auschwitz but I'm so glad I went. A few days before visiting Auschwitz I had a chance meeting with a survivor. She overheard us talking about our upcoming visit to Auschwitz and told us she was imprisoned there. I was thrilled to meet her, she was the most lovely lady. I don't always remember people I meet on my travels but I will never forget her.

Thanks for posting these.

Thanks for the kind words, P_M.

The fact that the Holocaust could actually happen is horrifying. The indignities that the Jews were put through shouldn't happen to any human being. And the children... Most of us did OK until we saw the children's belongings.

I would consider it an honor and a privilege to talk to a survivor.

awsome pictures!

Thank you so much! It was a great trip and I wouldn't hesitate to go back.

Recently the Holocaust Anniversary was observed (1/27). This celebrates the liberation of Auschwitz and on that anniversary date Kazimierz Smollen died at 91. He survived because of being a translator and then became director of the Auschwitz-Berkenau Museum. And we had an interview with him when visiting there several years ago.
I am now reading a new book "Witness to an Extreme Century" where in the final section psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton relates his interviews with doctors from Auschwitz days. To his horror he found that many still defend their actions and sympathies with the Nazi ideology. Chilling.

actually I'm from the north part of Poland
there is a lot of possibilities to spend active time

hope to see you one day

I dont have an idea, that Poland can be interesting country! But you've change my mind))

Glad to hear it Joshua! We found it to be most interesting and the people very friendly.

Glad to hear it Joshua! We found it to be most interesting and the people very friendly.