Friday, January 9, 2009

Dachau Concentration Camp

On our way out of Munich, going to Schwaikheim (where Marcial lives) we stopped at Dachau Concentration camp. It was snowing, and freeeeeeezing. But nonetheless, I wanted to see it.



The entrance of the camp has a gate that says "Work makes you free." I couldn't believe how cold it was, I can't imagine living there with only limited clothing, or sometimes next to none.






Going into the gas chambers was pretty insane. You could see the slots where the Zyklon-B was dropped from outside, and the doors were extremely thick and made of metal.
It was so weird to walk down the center of the camp, and look up and see the watch towers every 1/4 a mile...
Kind of a heavy thing to do the second day you are in Germany, but I wanted to ... and it was a good experience.











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