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2009-08-27 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Into the despair and beyond it: a visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau

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Posted by Mike 2009-08-27 13:15|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 I had a similar experience when I went to visit Dachau with my brother about seven years ago.

It was shocking to see how pretty the little spot where the Soviet POW's were executed as soon as they came in (no records were kept of their names or even how many were killed, they were that inconsequential). The sunlight through the leaves was so peaceful, but even there...there were no birds singing. I had seen birds all over Germany, but there were none there. It was like even they realized what happened there and wanted no part of it.

Just like Ms Lucas, we both kept walking through the complex, tears welling up but refusing to fall, angry, disgusted and heartbroken. Once we finished the tour, we couldn't get out of there fast enough. Only after we were "safe" at our hotel outside Stuttgart could we even start talking again.

I don't remember all that much about the rest of my trip to Germany. I'll remember that day forever, though. (Thanks for posting this, Mike.)

Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2009-08-27 18:16|| 2009-08-27 18:16|| Front Page Top

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