Saturday, May 5, 2012

Jeff, Angela and Rosa's blog post

So far this trip has been absolutely aw inspiring! In just four days we have seen so much history that has shapes our world today. The very first day on our walking tour we went to where Hitler's office was in Munich. The whole time I was in that office I kept staring at the floor and at my own feet in disbelief. I was sitting, standing, and walking i the same place that one of the most evil men in history worked. It was lucky that we were able to see that. The next day we went to Dachau. Talk about a sobering experience. Once you walked through that gate it hit you; something was not right about that place. To start with, it was in the middle of the town rather than out in the countryside like so many of us originally thought. The location alone prompts the question of how did the townspeople of Dachau not realize what was going on. The Bunker was another place that really got to me. All off the information on the various torture practices used and how murders were covered up as suicide was astounding and really was unsettling to me. How can human being do that to another person. It really is sickening to even think about. However, nothing was as bad as the the crematorium or the gas chamber. Walking into those rooms made me feel sick and really unsettled. Overall, the trip to Dachau was an important experience, but knowing how bad it was, while not being the worst camp, makes the hollocaust all the more unsettling. On a happier note, we went to an awesome castle yesterday that had some great views of the countryside and the lake nearby it. Until next time y'all! Jeff Zuckerman signing out Ps. Sorry if there are typos, my iPhone may have messed things up

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