warsaw | may 27 to may 29
Our last stop. The last go. The last ride. The end. Even before we got there, I had depressing ideas that I'd hate it. My body wanted rest and my mind wanted more, more, more, more. More. To sleep in late? No. That's blasphemy, a sin against travelers, a no-no. We were there to see what we couldn't see tomorrow, and we had only three more days to do it.
 | WARSAW | MAY 27 - MAY 29 The Warsaw Ghetto. We did not go to the Jewish Quarter, nor did I stop to see the last remaining piece of the Warsaw Ghetto, which was completely razed after the strongest uprising in all of World War II. Hitler ordered that the entire city be completely and utterly destroyed--and so it was. Buildings, palaces, churches, homes... all disappeared in a mere few weeks, most sections in only days. But millions of people from around the world, a large portion of them Polish Jews, contributed funds voluntarily to Poland and Warsaw was rebuilding. Volunteers helps lift bricks and before their very eyes, Warsaw was back as it always was. Before and after pictures are absolutely AMAZING. Unfortunately, my camera battery was on its last legs and being it was our last stop, I didn't have the heart to waste time in charging it. I walked and took it in. I suppose much of that visit will have to stay with only me. Perhaps someday I'll write about them for you (*wink,wink). | |
