Thanks for talking about this. We always say, "we will never forget" but in order for that to happen we have to talk about it. We have to make sure this never happens again.
Great job, y’all. I don’t think I could’ve made it through the tour or the video without crying. The 9/11 Memorial had me in tears and also left me emotionally drained, but I’m glad I went. Travel & history isn’t always fun but learning and remembering is important. Well done.
thanks for this guys .. Not a lot of fun.. But it is very important.. I am glad you made the video.. And kept it tasteful...As hard as it is to look at this, we owe it to the victims, and this story must be told.. over and over again to keep us from repeating this atrocity...Thank You..
That is kind of how we felt about visiting, Not super fun, but something that shouldn't be forgotten. We had some questions before we went, so if we can help others prepare for their visit, we were glad we could help.
Thanks for making the video. I went to Auschwitz 30 years ago. There were no tours or lines. I walk in unescorted. I went into the building where they had the "collections." I walked in front of the glass booths where they collected the hair, the eyeglasses, the shoes, the suitcases etc. I walk back and forth for about five minutes then I bursted into tears. It is a sad and horrific sight that should not be forgotten. It is one of two memorials I cried at. The other is the Kamikaze museum in Kyushu, Japan. Again, THANKS!
According to my opinion Aushwitz and other Concentration Camps should not have become a tourist Attraction. According to what I remember 6.000.000 million Jewish people were killed there. Now people are saying that (of course), other people were killed as well. Aushwitz is not an amusement Park.. soon after the war there were mountains of dead unburied bodies which were found by British and American Soldiers who were the first to enter it... they said: "never forget and never forgive". People now go there to visit and turned it in a Touring Attraction. Shame on the people who use it to make money. To make Aushwitz a tourist Attraction is a great sin.
I can definitely respect that opinion. The Polish government wants people to come and learn so that the atrocities committed there will always be remembered, instead of forgotten by history if the site was abandoned
Great info, we toured the one near Berlin in 2018, we are from Texas, we had plans to visit poland in 202o but covid hit, how are the tours being handled during the pandemic?
We were impressed. You are required to wear a mask indoors, although most people kept them on even when we were outside. At Auschwitz 1 they had a big sanitizing machine that we walked through at the entrance. Kind of like a metal detector but it sprayed you with disinfectant. We felt safe the whole time.
Hope you have a great trip! We booked the tour straight through our hotel when we arrived in Krakow, so we aren't sure how it would be booking it in advance before your trip
I felt this exact way when I visited Dachau outside of Munich when I was on a backpacking trip around Europe. I knew I wanted to visit a camp when I was there but even being Jewish I think I underestimated how emotionally draining visiting a camp would be. To see and walk around a place where so much terror occurred, I also could not do a single other thing the day I visited so I am glad you mentioned that. I don't think people realize how exhausting visiting a camp is going to be. You mentioned you were not sure if you should make this video or not, but I think you did it in such a tasteful and respectful way. Thank you for sharing, even though I know how hard it was.
Thanks so much for saying this. We did struggle with how to make this video informative and respectful, and a lot of though went into how we were going to tell the story. So you saying this means a lot, because that is exactly what we were going for.
I know these videos can be tough and sadly it is part of history that nobody wants to repeat but it should be known that things like this to occur being completely extreme and sadistic. And you can see how it affects 90% of people as it should
The polish government really wants people to visit the sites, It was good to see how they value to importance the events, and like you said, I think the main reason to remember, is so something like this wont happen again.
Hi, can I please have a link to how you guys went about booking your tour? I’ve booked Krakow for end of March, but not sure of the nearest bus pick-up point to our hotel etc. for Auschwitz. Thank you! Really looking forward to visiting.
We booked this tour directly with our hotel, but Get Your Guide has a lot of good options for booking ahead of time. Here's the link for a good Auschwitz Tour with transfers bit.ly/3K53jBa
We visited Buchenwald Concentration camp outside Weimar, Germany in June of 2004. 56,545 prisoners died there. I had read a book about it given to me by a Jewish friend in High School. It was definitely a very moving experience. While we were there a number of buses with school children came to the camp. I understand it is a required school field trip. We worried that they would not be respectful, being young, but that turned out not to be the case at all.
That's good that they were all respectful. We had a couple people on our tour who were being slightly disrespectful (not too bad though) but it still kinda bothered us
You both handled this presentation extremely well and with great sensitivity. Not an easy place to visit nor an easy topic to talk about. As you said it must be addressed. Thanks
Thank you. This was a very respectful video. My wife and I spent a week in Krakow a few years ago. I had been to Dacau in Germany in the 1990’s and found that difficult too. Since I’d been to Dacau some years ago, my wife felt that she didn’t feel like she could go to Auschwitz without breaking down. You guys did a great job with the video.
Thank you for deciding to post the Auschwitz video. Needless to say it's a very difficult subject but you treated it with respect and dignity. Most appreciated. Thank you.
Great job on this guys. You handled the subject with great sensitivity. There are some things we will never forget, 9/11 for sure, but also this because of the pain and suffering. Once again, great job
Great job talking about this difficult subject. I felt similarly when I visited Cambodia, which has amazing places like Angkor Wat but also the Genocide that occurred there. There is a torture museum in Phnom Penh and another museum in the Killing FIelds that evoke the same need to witness the tragedy so that we never forget it.
Thank you for making this important video with such sensitivity and respectfulness. I always appreciate your authenticity about the ups and downs and truth of travel for those privileged to be able to, and this recounting of your experience reinforced my respect. Glad you made the difficult but valuable choice to go, and to tell us about it.
Oh, wow, I am amazed at how the atmosphere changes with the weather. I was there on 27th October, and it was just a perfect fall weather day. There were fields of green grass in every direction, so as strange as this may sound, I had to constantly remind myself of the historical "gravity" of the location. I think your visit much better portrays the true nature of the conditions experienced there. I too had a lot of apprehension prior to my visit, but I had just finished listening to the audio book, "The Tattooist of Auschwitz" before I arrived. I think listening to the true life accounts in that book helped me "brace for impact." I found the book to be very authentic compared to what I saw in the tour. (And like you, I highly recommend booking the tour!) If you have not yet read or listened to this book, I recommend it. Otherwise, I found Poland to be a beautiful destination full of surprises. As you have shown, so worthy of a visit!
The weather was quite ominous on the day we took our tour. Foggy, cold and bleak. I think you described it perfectly, that it exhibited the true nature of the conditions experienced there. When we learned of the prisoners standing for hours waiting for role-call in the cold and snow, that one resonated. We will have to check out that book, Thanks for the recommendation
@@phoebevanderhorst7760 My bad. I should have used words from the actual cover, which states it is based on a true story. I read the book two weeks prior to my visit this past October, and found many similarities between the information provided by the author, and that provided by my official Auschwitz guide.
