I'm not entirely sure, but it might have been the military barracks in Balice.

I visited Auschwitz on a weekend trip during my time in Berlin.
It is very interesting and in fact its worth it because nothing can prepare you for the experience.
I found Krakow to be a really interesting city and we visited the salt mines during our stay.
In actual fact we hired a taxi for the whole day that we spent at Auschwitz and it didnt work out too expensive - we did the deal obviously before we left Krakow, i.e it was a fixed price for the day.
I would only say this and it comes from my time also in München where I worked a very short distance from Dachau concentration camp - another colleague told me that the best time to visit is in winter. That is not just because there are less tourists but because on a cold grey and cold day, that is when you focus more on what sort of place it was - I found that to be sound advice - a neccessary but sobering experience.

There is an impressive museum in the castle at Besançon, displaying the French behaviour towards resistance and Jews during the war.

Just me 2 cents


There are hundreds of bus and mini bus operators for auschwitz. Personally I would rAther take the train again if I ever went back - early morning slow train from krakow main station rolling through birch forests and small towns. Then a walk to the camp.
The train was not crowded and gave me time to think. Especially on the way back

I would also take the time to see Krakow and the old Jewish quarter to see how they lived.

I was touched to read all those testimonies of people visiting my home country.
It’s usually the outsiders, the travellers, who see more than us, the natives.
Today, I arrived in Krakow, the city where I was born. Switzerland is my new home, so I have come to Krakow as a traveller. I might be able to see the city with new eyes now.