Gestapo Headquarters and Prison

Today we traveled to Cologne, Germany to visit an old Gestapo police Headquarters that was also used as a prison. It was transformed into a museum like many Nazi establishments preserving and revealing its dark history. There was no medical aspect to the museum but I found it quite educational. We had an extremely knowledgeable guide who took us down into the orison first . I knew this place was serious when a metal chain barrier was pulled down to block the entrance once we had entered.
The prison was located in the basement. On the walls were inscriptions of past inmates, some still very defined and others faded. We were able to walk around in some of the cells but other had been glassed off to preserve the wall inscriptions. The guide informed us of the many interrogations, beatings, and murders that place in here. This knowledge and reading the inscriptions alone brought about a real sense for the pain and suffering experienced in these rooms.
Upstairs, in the old headquarters portion, a brilliant museum of Nazi Germany was available and our guide explained and pointed out many interesting aspects of that time period that I did not know of. Afterwards Olaf took us to get currywurst. I may never try that dish again.