Saturday, September 27, 2008

Flossenburg Concentration Camp

We were much to somber to take many pictures. It was a strange feeling to walk onto these grounds, and think of the many acts of murder and torture that were committed in this area. This is a terrible thing to think about, but it's good to remember what happened, and each to recommit, to be a better person.



We had planned on visiting the WWII museums in Nuremberg that day, but spent a long time in the museum at Flossenburg. Justin drove fast enough, to still get a glimpse of Hitlers rally grounds. Hitler held huge rally's here that were packed shoulder to shoulder with people. At the rally grounds we met up with a family friend Andrea. This was a happy ending to a gloomy day. We ate at a Doner shop and enjoyed catching up. Andrea, thanks for meeting us!

3 comments:

MattnBeck said...

Thanks for highlighting the trip. You must tell me, tough, what is a "doner" shop? Do you mean Donair as in a Lebanese Gyro?

Matt

mariann and Tory said...

That is awesome that you guys got to go look at the WW2 history. That part of history has always fascinated me. It just is awful that hate can make people do things that they normally wouldn't do. How could you do that to thousands and thousands of people? Crazy!

McAllister Family said...

I bet that is a very sad place to visit. On a happy note, that is just about the very cutest picture ever of your girls on the wall! Love that picture! They are too cute!