Majdanek is one of the 6 extermination camps in Poland. It was my first visit to an extermination camp. Auschwitz/Birkenau was to come later on my trip. There are a few things that really stick out from my visit to Majdanek. One is standing inside the gas chamber and still being able to see the blue on the walls from... more

I lived in the city of Lublin for about 3 months before I ventured off to Majdanek. I was on our to do list since we first arrived in the city. There is on way you can prepare yourself for something like this. You first arrive off the bus and you can see how big this concentration camp is. You... more

I had heard of Auschwitz, Belsen and Treblinka but not Majdanek. Attraction clearly isn't the right word. It's the site of one of the most evil camps of the Second World War where a quarter of a million people died at the hands of the Nazis. It is right next to a main road into the city. It's a monument... more