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Glenn’s Travel Blog - Auschwitz: Everyone knows that Auschwitz is not a pleasant place - but as Glenn found out, there is nothing that could ever prepare you for the evil upon evil that lies in the place. Take a look at the stunning pictures and horrifying story in Glenn's latest travel blog HERE.
...I knew that this day was going to be tough. But other than close, personal tragedies we’ve experienced in our own lives, our day at Auschwitz is hands down the most emotionally difficult thing I’ve ever experienced. If you have been here you know that you will never experience anything like it in your life. Never. I was prepared for something horrifying – but now I know there is nothing that could ever adequately prepare you for this place…
... No matter how many motion pictures you’ve seen or books you’ve read – you’ve NEVER seen evil like this before. My whole family was afraid to go to Auschwitz, and there’s solid justification for that fear. This history will hit even the most apathetic creature right to the core. But we held each other up – here’s a picture of our family moments before we went into Auschwitz...
...First of all – look at the sign above us. What an evil lie – it reads: ‘Work shall set you free’ – that’s straight from the pits of hell. We didn’t stage walking in arm and arm – that happened because we were terrified at the thought of how many Jews passed through this gate and didn’t make it out...
...But that was just the beginning. Up next we saw the place where they did operations on women – without anesthesia. The images were so disturbing – even though we had complete access, everyone just knew it was time to turn the cameras off. We shot nothing. All I can tell you is no one – and I mean no one – said a word for several minutes after...
...This is the gas chamber. In the roof is the square shaft of blue light. This is where the Zyklon B was dropped. I have always assumed that it killed relatively quickly. But when I saw this wall: I knew I was wrong. To stand in this room where hundreds of thousands died was horrifying...
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