It means “works makes one free”
Dinner on the Hoof in Marrakech
An evening walk with a guide through the medina’s little corners and tasty bites
It means “works makes one free”
An evening walk with a guide through the medina’s little corners and tasty bites
Join Marilyn Jones at Monticello, where a variety of themed tours are available for visitors
Riads are old Moroccan homes built by wealthy people. Many have been converted to hotels and some into restaurants. We visit one in Fes.
A small local eatery featuring freshly caught fish, on a side street in one of Portugal’s most famous beach cities.
Riads are old Moroccan homes built by wealthy people. Many have been converted to hotels and some into restaurants. We visit one in Fes.
A small local eatery featuring freshly caught fish, on a side street in one of Portugal’s most famous beach cities.
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I have not been to Auschwitz but have been to some in Western Europe such as Dachau, Bergen-Belsen and Buchenwald. It is an experience like no other. The atmosphere is oppressive and dark. It is almost like nature knows these are sites of unspeakable horror and you can sense it. When we went to Dachau it was a sunny day walking to the camp but once inside it seemed like everything clouded over and there was an absence of the birds singing that we heard outside the camp.
Yes, TravelingCanuck, I sensed the same at Auschwitz. It was somber and oppressive, even when the sun was shining. And it was a place of death. You could even smell lingering scent of ashes, probably human, at Birkenau.
I think it’s just hard for us to comprehend that “civilized” humans could establish death factories for those they deemed unworthy. That what was once a trusted government could so turn on its people and all people. It is one of the reasons I don’t put my trust in any government.
I visited Aushswitz over 20 years ago and I still wont forget the chilling feeling I felt when I walked alone in Aushswitz Birkenau.