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Contemplating history - past and recent...
... for our third anniversary in Bruges to break the tradition…).
With food literally “off the menu” we decide to celebrate with an alcoholic beverage or two. After a short (half an hour) battle with the corkscrew, our complimentary anniversary wine is uncorked and we enjoy a glass of red before venturing back out into the night. The feet are still protesting, but I whisper to them to be quiet, and ...
Day 18: Krakow
... we drank out in the corridor with them, and had banter outside when the train stopped for 2 hours at an unknown destination! All in all, not an awful journey, and I slept like a baby...eventually ;) Things I learned: to be more careful with things in my purse, lots about the Jews, the holocaust and Hitler, and never go into Quiksilver because I will most definitely walk out with something when I shouldn't really be spending money! Looking forward to: ...
Auschwitz and Birkenau
... known as the angel of death. With a flick of his thumb he would determine who would go to the left and who would go to the right. One side meant you were considered of some use to the SS and would live for now, the other side meant you would make the final march down to one of the purpose built gas chambers at the end of the camp.
Forced to help in this process again were other prisoners who risked their own lives by trying to help or save as ...
Krakow
... strawberry daquiries were wonderful!
When we woke up in the morning, there was a sign on the door saying "guests in room 4 must move to room 3 for today" which was fun, so we repacked, moved our stuff and headed to the free walking tour. The tour guide was a very excited man who brought us around the old town to the town walls, which were left up to keep the wind out of the main square and keep the young girl's skirts from blowing up ...
The Genocide Tour Part I: Auschwitz-Birkenau
... Particularly important because Krakowian gutters are bladdy cold, and also a challenge as we were promised at least 4 shots of vodka.
The 4 shots were all flavoured and included Cherry, Chocolate, Hazelnut and Honey. Honey was the nicest, whilst hazelnut proved to be like drinking a Kinder Bueno. A very alcoholic Kinder Bueno.
Anyway, I managed to stay in full control of all my motor functions all the way to the end which proved to be a very ...