Today we dwelled into probably the darkest part of German history: concentration camps, more specifically we went to the Buchenwald Concentration Camp. Although its history isn't as horindeous as Auschwitz or Belzec, Buchenwald was one of the first and largest camps on Germany's own soil. It is believed that almost 250,000 people from all over the world were prisoners there. Although the camp was mainly used as a labor camp, estimates place the number of murders over 60,000.
This literally means "to each his own," but comes across as "everyone gets what he deserves." In other words, the prisoners deserve to be in the concentration camp.
the prison rooms when you first walk into the camp, prisoners were to be killed shortly after being in these rooms
The ovens
The hanging room
The elevator to move the bodies
So, overall pretty depressing.. no, upsetting day. It is a place that makes you reflect on the power of evil. This was probably the strongest moment in my life where I felt just absolutely blessed for everything and all the opportunity I have.
But on a brighter note, we just arrived at our hostel in Dresden, so we are going to go explore!
Tschüss!
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