Gelnhausen (Sun 7/25)
Today we slept in late and started the day off slowly. Then we headed to Gelnhausen. We'd been there before, but we wanted my dad to see it, too. We walked around the markets, a tower, and a playground. It was so different from before because there were a lot more people out. At one point we split up so some people could shop and some could walk around some more.
While walking around, my dad noticed something that we hadn't- "tripping stones." They are put in the ground, usually in front of a house, and they are in memory of someone who had lived there who had died in the Holocaust. Some of the information on the "stones" included their name, where they died, date of death, date of deportation, etc. For example, in the picture at right, the lower right stone reads: "Lived here Kurt Hecht, born 1924, deported 1944 to Auschwitz, 1945 to Buchenwald, murdered February 8, 1945." And these stones were everywhere.
We reconvened for a candle light dinner in a nice restaurant. We had our own little cove in the restaurant and took a lot of pleasure from putting the napkins on our heads. They made very nice hats.
While walking around, my dad noticed something that we hadn't- "tripping stones." They are put in the ground, usually in front of a house, and they are in memory of someone who had lived there who had died in the Holocaust. Some of the information on the "stones" included their name, where they died, date of death, date of deportation, etc. For example, in the picture at right, the lower right stone reads: "Lived here Kurt Hecht, born 1924, deported 1944 to Auschwitz, 1945 to Buchenwald, murdered February 8, 1945." And these stones were everywhere.
We reconvened for a candle light dinner in a nice restaurant. We had our own little cove in the restaurant and took a lot of pleasure from putting the napkins on our heads. They made very nice hats.
No comments:
Post a Comment