This is the Krakow and Aushwitz trip.

This is Auswitz 2 where they brought everyone

to make it seem like a peaceful family camp.

However, they did start killing here in mass

quantities after 1941.

This is Auswitz 1 where about five thousand

people died every single day.

These poles don't look very scary, but if you

complained they used these as torture devices.

They would tie your wrists behind your back

with barbed wire and hang you by that wire

from a small hook on these poles.

The shoes, and this is only one of many showcases.

The spectacles.

The zyklon B gas canisters.

"Work sets you Free"

Krakow behind the castle

In the castle square.

Picture from castle wall.

Picture outside castle wall.

Dreadful train ride from hell.

Italy

Just got back from a nine day seven city italian adventure. A bit outrageous but completely worth it.

Here are some pictures and videos from the trip.

The Vatican:

That's actually the pope's body by the way.

This window isn't glass it's allibaster.

Pisa:

Venice:

Roma:

Naples:

Pictures from Berlin this Past Weekend. It's my second favorite city so far behind Prague.

TO BERLIN

Thursday March 18, 2010

I've got class in a few minutes, and then some of the guys and i are going to the grocery store and bed early to get ready for tommorow. The bus to berlin leaves at two o clock. We rented a really cheap apartment for the weekend it's gonna be like 20 euro for the whole weekend for me. I'm looking forward to seeing the wall and many other things. If any body has some recommendations that would be great.

So, seven of us went to amsterdam on wednesday and just got back today (Sunday). It was a great trip, and a very pleasant city with the canals and the biking and all. The third day we rented bikes and rode around all day that was my favorite memory. I also went to the van gogh museum that day with a couple of the guys, which was really interesting. Here's some pictures I took.

This is cropped statue of Rembrandt.

Train Station. That was a cool part of the trip.

Train station in Amsterdam.

Everyone Bikes!

Jon and A silver man in vienna!




Ci ci's Palace from the front







The Parliment building in budapest, amazing at night.

Freud park, knights of the round table.

The left side is Buda and the right is pest. I'm not sure when they became one city. (Buda is a lot more fun)

All of us, at the citadel in Buda at the very top of it all.

Some of us is Buda with the south african Cross Country team, lol!!!