Visiting Auschwitz was never going to be easy. It's not exactly a walk in the park where you can tune out or share your deep thoughts with nature, or even a look around a museum where words can fill you with knowledge but not leave a mark on your soul. No, this was being faced… Continue reading Facing The Worst Of Humanity At Auschwitz
Category: poland
I finally visited Poland in 2022, with a weekend trip to Krakow! We loved the city, and spent the weekend enjoying the Christmas markets and exploring the Jewish Quarter. We also took a day trip to Auschwitz to take the edge off that Christmas cheer – an important visit, but much tougher than I expected. I’ll be writing about our trip to Poland soon.
Krakow: A Contrasting Trip Of Christmas Cheer & Harrowing History
In November, I finally visited Poland for the first time! One of our best friends wanted to go somewhere for Christmas markets, and we mused over various German destinations before I piped up that we could do something different and go to Poland. None of us had been to Poland before, and most of the… Continue reading Krakow: A Contrasting Trip Of Christmas Cheer & Harrowing History
An Orcadian Abroad 