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Walking through the down to get to our Hostel, I wondered if we really ought to be staying 3 nights here. But then . . . the Hostel is great. It’s called the St. Christopher’s Inn and is by far the nicest one we’ve stayed in so far. Notice the quilts . . . There’s no top sheet […]

Today (Thursday) is another travel day. We got up and worked on finishing blog posts, and repacking our “stuff” for the trip. It’s pretty surprising how good you can get at packing when you carry all your worldly possessions in one carry-on sized suitcase and one backpack for day travels. Since checkout was at 10am,

Can you imagine coming to this gate, where the sign says, “Work Makes You Free?” Only to find that everything about the camp is a lie. Above is the entrance to Auschwitz. To the right is the entrance to Birkenau. There’s so much that needs to be said – and impossible to capture the emotions