Warsaw

I don't think I will ever forget my visit to the Aushwitz concentration camp today in Poland. It is a extermination site for mainly Jews and some other minority races back in the 40's and it lead to the death of more than 1 million human beings. There was this HUGE room full of the shoes of the perished, as well as a room full of their glasses piled up together and 3 rooms filled with the clothes of young children. Also kids were being used as "lab rats" where cruel scientific experiments were being performed on them. Being inside the gas chamber as well as the crematoria really sent shivers up my spine. This visit really gave a whole new meaning to the Holocaust and I am unable to comprehend fully how this event in history (quite recent as well!) could have happened even though I was standing at the very site...

Anyways, so there are 2 more days of Contiki left! I am now in Warsaw and staying at this really nice hotel with free wireless :D As usual, my roomie is out partying so I basically get the whole room to myself all the time! Hehe. Well, I am overwhelmed with the things that I need to update about as so much has happened in the past couple of weeks and because I don't make it a habit to write on my journal daily, it's hard to recall the little (but interesting!) incidents on my trip! I've met a lot of people in hostels (when traveling alone) and also with the tour. Oh, I also got to attend a Sunday Service in Berlin where I met someone from UNSW who is now living in Berlin! What a small world!

Ok, I will randomly choose some photos to post now.

Seriously after visiting so many places, I've forgotten where this was taken. Probably Prague? :p

Chopin!! Event tho he's Polish, this star of fame was found in Vienna!

This is the Danube River in Budapest!!! Is it GREEN or BLUE? If you see blue, you're in LOVE!

Anyways, need to catch up on my sleep now! A full day ahead of me in Warsaw...

Btw, I do not even want to eat Polish food again.