By Cari, on June 3rd, 2007%
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Perhaps it’s morbid, but to me that is Birkenau. It’s not about a museum attempting to explain what happened, it’s just the camp. The buildings, such as the quarantine bunks, are as they were. It’s more telling than trying to explain what happened, it allows the visitor to see it. Above all, however, it’s a cemetery. Not just the fields or ponds of ashes, there’s the sense that it’s all hallowed ground.
Perhaps Rob Francosi said it best:
The camp is 425 acres, a mile by a mile-and-a-half, but this information offers little guidance. The Allendale campus is more . . . → Keep Going: Auschwitz II: Birkenau
By Cari, on June 3rd, 2007%
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Although I don’t recall which exhibit it was in, that quote captures the essence of my thoughts on historical pilgrimages, which is what I term trips such as this one. Before I left, we struggled. You really can’t say “have fun” on a trip like this but you can hope to have an educational trip. That’s part of why I’ve come to call these ‘historical pilgrimages.” I don’t go for a religious calling but rather as part of a need to know/understand.
I can’t pinpoint my interest in the Holocaust, but I know I was interested enough . . . → Keep Going: Auschwitz I: Auschwitz
By Cari, on March 6th, 2007%
Some degree of risk is inherent in any kind of travel, but it seems in the case of Nepal that people are willing to take more risks in exchange for the potential benefits. On the other hand, some luxury travellers to India are looking for quite the un-Indian experience.
Continue reading India, Nepal and Gettysburg
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