Hotel deals in Oswiecim, Poland

... through the camp and enjoyed (if that is the right word) the excellent exhibition on the German-Soviet invasion of Poland.  After a little further walking we headed to the Pizza parlour nearby (watching two groups of car park attendants vie for ...

From Oswiecim, Poland by englishanddrunk

... in the area talked about how the town was now desolate, no one wanted to live in a place where such awful things had happened.  However, Oswiecim was not chosen for the site by its inhabitants, only because it was a convienient railway crossing.

From Oswiecim, Poland by lar4290

We were initially unsure about whether to go to Auschwitz.  We knew it would be awful and depressing.  But in the end we felt we should go.  We made the hour and a half trip.  And it was awful and depressing.  We opted to ...

From Oswiecim, Southern Poland, Poland by theskinners

Auschwitz was an amazing site. It's hard to believe what I stepped on was the same area that is part of our history. I must've spent eight hours total between both Auschwitz and Birkenau. I wish I could say more, but I think I'll let most of the ...

From Oswiecim, Poland by bsuarez

The day was dreary. It was just constantly raining. Not a good day to visit Auschwitz but we headed out anyway. When we got there it would be on and off. Auschwitz is really a surreal place to visit. I remember my first visit there last year really ...

From Oswiecim, Southern Poland, Poland by dancera

... companies).  I won't say much more, except the place pretty much wiped out the Jewish population of Hungary and Poland...not to mention hundreds of thousands of Russians, Romanies and anyone considered a threat.  Fact:  If the Nazi's ...

From Oswiecim, Southern Poland, Poland by darrenstravels