101 things to do when you're stuck in the hotel with a stomach bug and Majdanek (day 6)

101 things to do when you're stuck in the hotel with a stomach bug

Actually mainly just sleep and watch billiards on EuroSport.

Majdanek

Majdanek was an extremely powerful place. When we arrived the first thing I noticed was a massive bowl shaped structure with an apparent domed roof over it. Then as we got closer We saw there was a ton of grey dirt inside. Ms Freeman told us those were the ashes found at the camp from mass burnings of people. It was truly shocking, the quantity is indescribable. Majdanek was left in much better condition than the other concentration camps we've visited so it was easier to see what it would've looked like then. One particularly disturbing part of Majdanek were the mass graves. They looked like skinny hills flanked by valleys. Walking around them was chilling. After walking through a gas chamber we all sat down on the grass and read poetry about the Holocaust aloud. It was an extremely moving thing. 

We fly back tomorrow and although I'm sad to see our time end in Eastern Europe, I'm excited to see my friends and families. Love you all!! (Emily B)