Prague day 2 Terezin

 

Terezin

Today 27 of us headed out of Prague to visit Terezin.   How have I never read about this town which was used to house Jews before being sent to the camps.
A very strange, errie and touching tour, I would have liked to have more time there but that is the world of a tour.

Overview
Originally built as a Habsburg fortress in 1780 by Joseph II, Theresienstadt, or Terezín, became a concentration camp in 1940 after the Nazi occupation of Czech lands in the previous year. The Gestapo used Terezín as a concentration camp for Jews from Czechoslovakia, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, and Denmark until it was liberated by the Soviet Army in 1945. During the war, German propaganda convinced international organizations that the camp was simply a “beautification project.” A visit to Terezin is sure to be a profoundly moving experience.






Once back in Prague around 2:30 we went to a small local place for pasta, needed comfort food and it was a cold day too so needed some warmth.  We then got out my walking tour app GPSmyCity, and did the walking tour of the Jewish quarter, it seemed fitting.  The oldest synagogue in Europe is here and I wanted to see it.   


We had a wonderful wander around seeing more of the city, then we decided to wander and found ourselves down by the river as the lights were coming on over the Charles bridge.


Since we were in the area, surprise surprise, we went over to the big Christmas market to see how is was looking, it opens tomorrow so we will miss it, the place was buzzing with workers, lighting crews and people checking out the beauty.  I have a feeling Walt Disney must have used some of these buildings a ideas for his castles.   Bob was relieved that nothing was for sale here, just things to look at.


We then made our way back to our local area, picked up some beer and bubbly, hit the local Christmas market that opened today and bought an angel (count now 4) and had a chimney cake and mulled wine.
Tomorrow we head to the boat, so have to have luggage out by 7 and then on the bus by 8:30.  But we get to go to Nuremberg market on the way so the day not a bust.


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