I went to the Dachau Concentration Camp last weekend. It was quite the experience. Most of the camp was actually torn down after it was liberated, but they rebuilt one of the barracks and there was a great account of the history displayed.
Entrance to the camp
Roll call area and rebuilt barracks
See description in the next picture
"bathrooms" in the barracks
3 tiers of this. No individual bed, just one long platform. The camp was built to hold 6,000 people, and by 1944 it had over 35,000
Picture of the original barracks
The cement outlines of where the barracks used to be. They gray weather added to the experience
See next two pictures
In the crematorium
Very small room disguised as "showers" where the prisoners were gassed
Fumigation chamber
Crematorium from the outside
The old crematorium (believe it or not they built another one ) :(
"Crematorium. Think about those who have died here"
Barbed wire electric fence and death strip
Arbeit Macht Frei
It was a very moving experience visiting Dachau. I can't even imagine what it was like when the American Soldiers liberated the camp.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Same old, same old
Sorry for the long lapse in posts, but there has been nothing new to write about! I have been back in school for about 1 1/2 months and classes are going well.
The weather has been mostly cloudy and rainy lately which is a bummer. When it's nice out though, I take Heidi for walks along the river. She even got in the other day and went swimming! Speaking of swimming...the pool in town is open and I have been using it tons! It's a really nice pool with lap lanes, a diving well (including a 10 meter diving platform!!!!), a big main pool, a wave pool, and TONS of space for laying out.
It's crazy to think that I will be home at the end of NEXT MONTH! I have loved my time in Germany, but coming home will be so great.
The weather has been mostly cloudy and rainy lately which is a bummer. When it's nice out though, I take Heidi for walks along the river. She even got in the other day and went swimming! Speaking of swimming...the pool in town is open and I have been using it tons! It's a really nice pool with lap lanes, a diving well (including a 10 meter diving platform!!!!), a big main pool, a wave pool, and TONS of space for laying out.
It's crazy to think that I will be home at the end of NEXT MONTH! I have loved my time in Germany, but coming home will be so great.
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