Grodno, 23.05.2019 About 250 km north of Warsaw there’s an area dotted by lakes called Masuria. Having heard so much about it in the past I was very curious to see it. As I approached the Wolf’s Lair (see previous post at the bottom), the lakes were all around the hilly landscape, between the forestsContinueContinue reading “Masuria”
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Through Warsaw
Elk, 22.05.2019 After leaving Auschwitz, I drove north to Warsaw yesterday, and left the city northwards today. Below are a few sections with observations from the road. Driving through Poland A lot of very broken people crossed my road, alcohol has an impact. Like the guy that was so drunk he reeled from the sideContinueContinue reading “Through Warsaw”
Auschwitz
21.05.2019 I’ve been trying to write down today’s impressions for over an hour and I don’t know where to start. Of course I’ve read a lot about Auschwitz, also these days in the wake of my visit. But seeing the place is completely different. I’ve seen death camps before, like Oranienburg close to Berlin orContinueContinue reading “Auschwitz”
Slesia
Mikolov, 20.05.2019 During my Berlin days I had once taken a trip to Slesia in southern Poland to find the village my grandparents were expelled from after WWII. I remember seeing the places I had heard stories of during my childhood was quite impressive. Now, over a decade later, on my way east I wantedContinueContinue reading “Slesia”
