We were up early and left Prague around 4am. Our drive to Oswiecim, Poland, where Auschwitz is located was supposed to take 6 hours, but we made it in about 5 hours.
We decided to take the organized tour that started at 10am and lasted until 2pm. We saw a short film and then walked the Auschwitz complex and the Birkenau complex. We hear so much about Auschwitz and very little about Birkenau. When you see the photos, you'll be surprised at how very different the two complexes are and how much worse the conditions were at Birkenau.
I'll post slideshows soon.
After Auschwitz and Birkenau, we drove 5 hours to Vienna, Austria. We arrived by 7pm and were ready for bed. It was a very long day.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
European Vacation - Day 3 (Auschwitz)
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we are so looking forward to a trip to Auschwitz. We were thinking of staying in Krakow (Sp?) and then having a full day at Auschwitz...do you think one full day is sufficient? I am relying on advice from those that have been before.
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