23/08/2026
Krakow Day 3 Auschwitz-Birkenau 🖤
Today was one of those days that is almost impossible to put into words.
Myself and Jackson visited Auschwitz-Birkenau, and from the moment we walked through the gates, the weight of what happened here was overwhelming. 💔
Hearing the names of some of the people who were imprisoned here, seeing the photographs and faces covering the walls, and walking through the barracks and basement spaces made the history feel painfully real 😔
The displays were incredibly difficult to see mountains of shoes, suitcases, clothing and personal belongings. Each item belonged to someone who had a life, a family, hopes and dreams. Behind every single object was a person. 💔
Walking through the rooms, the barracks and the gas chambers, there is an overwhelming sense of sadness. Nothing can truly prepare you for standing in the very places where these atrocities happened. 💔
It was emotional, heartbreaking and incredibly humbling.
Walking through Auschwitz-Birkenau is something I don’t think either of us will ever forget. The silence, the stories, the photographs and the sheer scale of what happened here are impossible to comprehend.
You leave carrying the weight of what you have seen, and with an even stronger feeling that these lives, these stories and these people must never be forgotten. 💔
