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I don't want a museum with pictures hanging on a wall.
Hopefully there is a place with a 'worn-down' and perhaps 'remodeled' version of a concentration where people can walk around the actual grounds and take pictures.
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They're almost all the same, but it's impressive enough, and I'd just say that you wouldn't like to know how it really was. The two concentration camps I really walked (Dachau in Germany, and Mauthausen in nowadays Austria) have very much of the ground preserved where the "real thing" happened, and of course something was reconstructed and they both have a museum. What would you expect? Real skeletons of the victims?
There was a room in Mauthausen with the wooden beds in it and in all its narrowness, it's... I don't find a word. We were a school class of about 50 or 60, and 3 or 4 girls went out vomiting because they couldn't stand it. We guys tried, but we were silenced. The gas chambers, to be honest, didn't impress us very much. The whole circumstance where people were stored like cattle or stacked like chicken: I would have welcomed my death. Kill me now, and do it quick. That's the thoughts I would have had.
So go there and take your pictures. Outside Germany, a reinscenation of a concentration camp death walk is not forbidden, but I'd find that utterly disgusting and respectlessness towards all the people who died in those camps.
They're almost all the same, but it's impressive enough, and I'd just say that you wouldn't like to know how it really was. The two concentration camps I really walked (Dachau in Germany, and Mauthausen in nowadays Austria) have very much of the ground preserved where the "real thing" happened, and of course something was reconstructed and they both have a museum. What would you expect? Real skeletons of the victims?
There was a room in Mauthausen with the wooden beds in it and in all its narrowness, it's... I don't find a word. We were a school class of about 50 or 60, and 3 or 4 girls went out vomiting because they couldn't stand it. We guys tried, but we were silenced. The gas chambers, to be honest, didn't impress us very much. The whole circumstance where people were stored like cattle or stacked like chicken: I would have welcomed my death. Kill me now, and do it quick. That's the thoughts I would have had.
So go there and take your pictures. Outside Germany, a reinscenation of a concentration camp death walk is not forbidden, but I'd find that utterly disgusting and respectlessness towards all the people who died in those camps.
What are the best places to visit in Europe?
kyle
I'm going to Germany to visit my friend after I graduate from high school in June. We are planning to travel Europe by train. Where should we go? anyone?
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Definitely depends on how much time you have to travel. If you have a month or two then you could get a bunch of travel in.
It also depends if you are using your friend's place in Germany as a "base camp" and taking little train trips or you want to go the marathon backpacking route.
Personally I would recommend the backpacking option. If you are starting in Germany then get your friend to show you the highlights. I loved Munich and Berlin. Also some of the smaller places like Rothenburg aud Taber and Bamberg were nice.
From there if it is a short trip I would try to do a nice and easy circle going from Germany east to Prague. It is AMAZING and definitely worth the time. It is a beautiful, safe and fun place to spend a couple of days. From there if you have time, go to Austria. Vienna is beautiful, but spend some time in the Alps. They are well worth the time and they are a little less crowded in Austria than in Switzerland. Also Switzerland is more expensive (I loved Switzerland and it's worth the time if you have it, but if you are going to cut something short then I would just hit up the alps as part of Germany or Austria).
Then dip down into Italy. Italy is fantastic, I can't say enough about that country. I loved it there. I would spend most of my time in the north (Venice, Florence, Cinque Terre, and Rome as the furthest south). There is a lot to see in Italy, but those are my favorites. I could spend months in Rome though!!! If you do decide to go to Pisa (as recommended above) only spend a few hours there. Other than the tower, there is NOTHING really there. Everyone (including myself) who I know has been there hasn't been super impressed with Pisa. Florence is a better spot.
From Italy I would shoot up to France and spend most of the time in Paris. So much to see and do, I can't wait to go back!
If you have more than a few weeks to travel then expand on this a bit. Go to Switzerland, Spain, take the train to London if you have time. There are really a billion things to do and see and you will never get it all in one trip. But a good loop hitting the highlights will leave you with some great memories, and give you an amazing flavor for all the different countries.
Have fun and take a ton of pics!
Definitely depends on how much time you have to travel. If you have a month or two then you could get a bunch of travel in.
It also depends if you are using your friend's place in Germany as a "base camp" and taking little train trips or you want to go the marathon backpacking route.
Personally I would recommend the backpacking option. If you are starting in Germany then get your friend to show you the highlights. I loved Munich and Berlin. Also some of the smaller places like Rothenburg aud Taber and Bamberg were nice.
From there if it is a short trip I would try to do a nice and easy circle going from Germany east to Prague. It is AMAZING and definitely worth the time. It is a beautiful, safe and fun place to spend a couple of days. From there if you have time, go to Austria. Vienna is beautiful, but spend some time in the Alps. They are well worth the time and they are a little less crowded in Austria than in Switzerland. Also Switzerland is more expensive (I loved Switzerland and it's worth the time if you have it, but if you are going to cut something short then I would just hit up the alps as part of Germany or Austria).
Then dip down into Italy. Italy is fantastic, I can't say enough about that country. I loved it there. I would spend most of my time in the north (Venice, Florence, Cinque Terre, and Rome as the furthest south). There is a lot to see in Italy, but those are my favorites. I could spend months in Rome though!!! If you do decide to go to Pisa (as recommended above) only spend a few hours there. Other than the tower, there is NOTHING really there. Everyone (including myself) who I know has been there hasn't been super impressed with Pisa. Florence is a better spot.
From Italy I would shoot up to France and spend most of the time in Paris. So much to see and do, I can't wait to go back!
If you have more than a few weeks to travel then expand on this a bit. Go to Switzerland, Spain, take the train to London if you have time. There are really a billion things to do and see and you will never get it all in one trip. But a good loop hitting the highlights will leave you with some great memories, and give you an amazing flavor for all the different countries.
Have fun and take a ton of pics!
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