About an hour northwest of Prague is the Nazi concentration camp “Terezin.” Visiting a concentration camp is something I’ve always wanted to experience, but the way the timing worked out I was not able to take a traditional tour. So I opted to hire a taxi for the afternoon since this was the only way I’d be able to fit it in.
Terezin was not a typical killing camp like Auschwitz, but instead was a holding camp where people were gathered before being sent to an extermination camp. Even so, the condition resulted in many many people dying while they waited.
This was definitely not enjoyable in the traditional sense, but ABSOLUTELY something worth seeing at some point in your life. Being there and seeing this, it’s hard to wrap your head around what we as people can do to other people given the right circumstances.
The sign above the arch says “Work Sets You Free”
