Krakow + Antwerp Trip Day 3 (21 Apr 08) (Part 2)

Continuing the tour of Auschwitz Concentration Camp...

The buildings are now museums

Spectacles from the deceased

Shoes from the deceased

Tinted window panes

Stream of tourists and visitors

The photos of the Jews who perished in Auschwitz concentration camp

A memorial for the people who died there

People had been executed at the poles

Description of the standing cells

B&W photos to convey the sadness and tumultuous history

Looking sombre

A guardpost

Layers of barbed wires to prevent anyone from escaping

A place used to torture people

Incinerator (to burn the corpses)

The tour of Auschwitz concentration camp was very insightful and we learnt more about the history of Auschwitz. We then proceeded to take a bus to Birkenau Camp for the second part of the tour.

A short breather from all the sadness and tragedy

Walking towards the entrance of Birkenau Camp

It was cold and windy there

Rows of barbed wire fences