Bergen- Belsen Concentrarion Camp & Hamburg.

On our way from Dortmund to Hamburg, we stopped at Bergen- Belsen Concentration Camp. Over 50,000 people died here, including Anne Frank. Everyone was buried in mass graves.  I could not believe the old photos showing this land as such a bleak place because now there is a reverence and a peace. Zara saw all of the rocks on the graves for the Jewish tradition and wanted to add some herself. Jonas explained it to her and we were so impressed by her understanding..

We spent the next few days with Jonas' family and exploring/ eating our way through Hamburg::

 Zara has tantrums over how she got up and down subway stairs. For some reason, not many of the elevators work::

 We found the best oatmeal cookies ever::

 Pistachio ice cream! ::

 Rockwell & the Rathaus::

 An evening in Planten un Blomen::

 Zara almost gave me a heart attack jumping from stone to stone in this pond. We let her do it and she did not fall! ::

 Germany has the BEST parks::