Josh and I went to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp this morning. I'm glad we went there, but it's mostly a depressing experience. There were some highlights though. The last part we went into had exhibits of some of the little pieces of hope that showed up every now and then through all the misery. The text next to this shoe at the concentration camp says, "Ludwig Peters was given this decoration as a present by a young, Russian, fellow prisoner. the 16 year-old, who died shortly afterwards from tuberculosis, had put aside part of his meager bread ration and had molded these flowers from it. This gesture came from the heart. It was the most beautiful present of my life."
In the evening, we had some good performances, like a gold and silver in the men's 400m. However, after the 4x100m, GBR put in a protest saying we passed the baton too soon on the last exchange. My video showed that we probably did, but it was really close. After the protest and our appeal, the US men's team is out of the relay for the second year in a row. Hopefully, the women will do better.
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