Kraków, Poland

Auschwitz-Birkenau

A guided visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum — Viator tour booked.

🇵🇱 PolandMonday, August 9, 2027

— in KrakówDaytime high 72–77°F · evening / night low 55–59°F.

With you today: Rusty Griswold, Audrey Griswold, Catherine Johnson, Eddie Johnson

Tonight's hotel

Aug 8–11, 2027 · 3 nights

AC Hotel by Marriott Kraków

Confirmation: #61490287

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Only a small day bag — large bags and backpacks are turned away at Auschwitz (max ~30×20×10 cm).
Dress respectfully and for the weather; much of the visit is outdoors and can be cool or wet.

A day at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, about an hour from Kraków, with the Viator guided tour now booked.

Operator: Viator
Tour: ENGL guided tour — limited to 15 PAX
Pickup: 9:15 am at the AC Hotel Kraków
Booking: 1517203986
Status: Booked (Ellen's confirmation forwarded April 30, 2027) · charge pending

The Aug 9 / Aug 10 split was agreed between Ellen and Audrey Griswold after an earlier 5:30 am pickup option was dropped — Auschwitz on Aug 9, Salt Mine on Aug 10.

The general guided tour runs about 3 hours 45 minutes.
First entrance is around 8:30 am; last entrance is 4:30 pm.
As of March 2027, Auschwitz no longer sells tickets on-site. Every visit, including guided tours, must be booked online in advance at visit.auschwitz.org.

Auschwitz-Birkenau was the largest Nazi German concentration and extermination camp (1940–1945). More than 1.1 million people were murdered there, the overwhelming majority of them Jews.
The memorial has two parts: Auschwitz I — the original camp with the 'Arbeit Macht Frei' gate — and Auschwitz II–Birkenau, the far larger camp with the rail line and the ruins of the gas chambers.
The camp was liberated on January 27, 1945, now observed as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This is an emotionally heavy visit with a lot of walking, much of it outdoors. Dress respectfully and for the weather; large bags are not permitted inside.

Not yet chosen: Kraków ideas: Starka (best all-around traditional, in Kazimierz), Pod Aniołami (vaulted cellar), Pod Nosem (Michelin-listed, near Wawel), Bottiglieria 1881 (Michelin-starred). Also: Blonia Bistro, Kogel Mogel, Miód Malina, Przystanek Pierogarnia.

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🇵🇱 Poland

Weather: Daytime high 72–77°F · evening / night low 55–59°F.
Note 1: Currency: the Polish złoty (PLN). Do not exchange a large amount before you go.
Note 2: Bring a Visa or Mastercard with no foreign-transaction fee and use it for most things.
Note 3: Cash is needed most for restrooms, tips, and small shops. Pull 300–500 PLN from a reputable ATM after you arrive.