Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Westerkerk Church & Anne Frank House

Westerkerk Church.
This church is just opposite our hotel. We walk around the church to look for Anne Frank house. Which is suppose located nearby the church.
Anne Frank House.
What so special about this? It is one of the most famous tourist attraction in Netherland. The entrance fees is E8.50 and you are not allow to take photo inside.Thanks to Siu Keong for the below photo. Inside the building, it had been remain as much as last time except all furnitures had been removed. It is because the house was originally without furniture after they been arrested. Herm... i feel a little bit geli when i enter into the secret annex, with the narrow staircase, dim light, a lot of old photos...
Anne Frank is one of the victimswho died in World War Two. Why? Because she is a jews. Before she and her family been arrested, they are hiding in a secret annex at this building. The entrance to the secret annex is a movable bookcase. During the hiding period. Anne Frank had continuing writing the diary which record her daily life, her though as well as her fear.
“Now our Secret Annex has truly become secret… Mr. Kugler thought it would be better to have a bookcase built in front of the entrance to our hiding place. It swings out on its hinges and opens like a door."
However, they had been betrayed after 2 years and send to a interrogation jail. The identity of the betrayer remain unknown until today.
“It was around ten-thirty. I was upstairs with the Van Pelses in Peter’s room and I was helping him with his schoolwork. I was showing him the mistake in the dictation when suddenly someone came running up the stairs. The stairs were squeaking, I stood up, because it was still early in the morning and everyone was supposed to be quiet - then the door opened and a man was standing right in front of us with a gun in his hand and it was pointed at us.”
The ending?? only Anne Frank's father survive in the jail. All of them died. Now, Anne Frank diary was being translated into more than 65 languages. For more information please visit www.annefrank.org

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