Tourists at Auschwitz - Page 2

Scott Henderson · 12-03-2006, 01:24 PM

Hi All.
My wife and i went to Auschwitz and Birkenau in January this year, staying in Krakow for the duration if our visit to Poland.
It could be that we picked the right day to visit [Thursday] or it could have been something to do with the weather [-15 degrees] but it was almost deserted.
Auschwitz had some guided tours taking place but we decided to go on our own & take things at our own pace. Birkenau was something completely different, for most of the time that we were there it appeared that we were the only people visiting [quite a spooky feeling] and the only sound was of the snow crunching under our feet [the snow was between 18-24 inches thick at some points].

The point that i am trying to make for future visitors reading this post is to perhaps go out of season and go midweek when the visitor numbers appear to be less.

Regards.
Scott.

Wise1 · 16-03-2006, 01:23 AM

Agreed, I would always recomend you do your research when visiting Poland to make sure there are fewer people there.

Its an amazing place to go to but you will appreciate the experience more when its quiet.

12-03-2006, 01:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
Scott Henderson Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 1	Auscwitz January 2006 Hi All. My wife and i went to Auschwitz and Birkenau in January this year, staying in Krakow for the duration if our visit to Poland. It could be that we picked the right day to visit [Thursday] or it could have been something to do with the weather [-15 degrees] but it was almost deserted. Auschwitz had some guided tours taking place but we decided to go on our own & take things at our own pace. Birkenau was something completely different, for most of the time that we were there it appeared that we were the only people visiting [quite a spooky feeling] and the only sound was of the snow crunching under our feet [the snow was between 18-24 inches thick at some points]. The point that i am trying to make for future visitors reading this post is to perhaps go out of season and go midweek when the visitor numbers appear to be less. Regards. Scott.

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16-03-2006, 01:23 AM	#12 (permalink)
Wise1 Very Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,056	Agreed, I would always recomend you do your research when visiting Poland to make sure there are fewer people there. Its an amazing place to go to but you will appreciate the experience more when its quiet.

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