Shakira Concert in Frankfurt

I decided to stop over in Frankfurt, to go to Shakira concert on 11 June 2011, before I visited Krakow in Poland.
I never visited Frankfurt, and would never consider visiting if it was not for the concert, but I was amazed by the city. It was a nice and clean city, convenient and fun with lots of events. I thought I would love to live in this city.
I arrived before noon in the airport, then took the train to the city.
I booked a hostel, very centrally located, just in front of the train station.
Even though, my main purpose to visit the city was to go the Shakira concert, I couldn't buy the ticket in advance by internet.
In Frankfurt, I visited the ticket booth in the concert place, and the ticket sale center, but both were closed.
So I decided just go before the start time, and buy the ticket on site.
Unluckily, when I got out from ensuite shower room in the dormitory room, one American guy was struggling to open our room door. So we were locked in the room!
So we asked the staff hotel to open the door, but they couldn't that they sent somebody to enter the room from the window. A long ladder was put to the window, and a guy came to open the door.
It took more than an hour, and finally he succeeded to open the door.
I was about to get out of the room by the ladder, but it was too high.
If there would be a fire and we were locked in the room, there would be no way to escape...
I rushed out since it was already 7pm, the concert start time.
Luckily, the concert place was near to the hostel, I arrived just before 7:30pm.
I went to the official ticket booth, but the ticket was sold-out, so I bought a ticket from a ticket dealer standing outside with a bit expensive from the face price.
A bit disappointed at first with the concert, since Shakira didn't have backdancers, like Kylie Minogue, she brought only band, and 2 back vocals + back dancers.
But gradually I started to enjoy and had fun.
The German people in the concert were so quiet, especially people surround my seat.
I couldn't help it and I started standing and dancing myself. Some poeple started to follow standing and dancing. A little cute girl was sitting next to me, and she could sing most of the song.

When it came to Waka Waka, we all did the gesture :)

Auschwitz 2

Auschwitz 2 or Birkenau, was the second concentration camp, much bigger from Auschwitz, made to accommodate more prisoners.

It was located about 5 minutes drive from Auschwitz.

Most of the barracks were already destroyed since they were made from woods.

train model used to transport prisoners all around Europe, was packed with people that there was no even space to sit

the railway

the wooden barrack

inside the wooden barrack

toilets

the gate

guard post

gate building

monument

monument

the location of Auschwitz 2 or Birkenau

Auschwitz, the Nazi Terror Camp

This was the notorious Nazi concentration camp, where Nazi killed 1.5 million people from all around Europe, mostly Jews, also Gypsies, homosexuals, political prisoners.
It was located about 2 hours bus drive from Krakow, Poland.
The location was chosen by Nazi, because of the location was centrally located in Europe, and railways were established during that time.
The visit at the site was guided by local official guide.
It felt horrible knowing how human could treat other human cruelly like that.
The barrack now became a museum, showing pictures, also the remaining belongings, such as shoes, bags, spectacle glasses in huge amount. Also there was a room full of human hair!!! It said that Nazi sold the human hair to factory to make some products.

"Arbeit Macht Frei" means you will be free if you work...

the gate

this showed from where the prisoners came across Europe

the number of prisoners

the number of Jews

there were 3 "Auschwitz"

the chamber gas

spectacle glasses

bags

shoes

women prisoners

symbol of prisoners

men

children

shooting wall

beds

crematorium

Wieliczka, the Salt Mine listed in UNESCO World Heritage

Wieliczka was a city with famous salt mine, listed in UNESCO World Heritage, located about 1 hour bus drive from Krakow, Poland.
It was famous for beautiful rooms and churches made of salt, located underground, built by the miners.