No flames in here anymore. Walking through the adjacent gas chamber made me irrationally fear someone would release Cyclon B through the openings in the roof.
Cleaning the toilets, often by hand only, was one of the best jobs in Auschwitz: you got to stay indoors and to use the toilets also during the day.
Your journey looks great and inspiring, but I totally disapprove of you taking pics in Oświęcim - there are 'no photo' signs all around and it is not a tourist attraction you just take pictures of...even for the respect for the relatives which, mind you, are still alive!
VastaaPoistaaccording to the museums own net site http://en.auschwitz.org.pl/z/ taking pictures is not totally forbidden and there are plenty of pictures in the site also.
VastaaPoistaJulia: I beg to assure you the photos were taken with utmost respect in mind to anyone who suffered in Auschwitz. Elie Wiesel encourages us to remember what happened there and perhaps this blog does its own tiny little part toward that goal by provoking thoughts and compassion in some of the readers.
VastaaPoistaThe rules of the museum, as I understand them, mostly forbid flash photography - no flash was used taking these photos.