Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Hospital on the Rock

Today, May 23, 2018, our group visited the Hospital on the Rock. There we visited some caves that during World War 2 had been used for healing the wounded. Initially intended for air raid injuries it was soon open to all injured. My favorite part was when we learned about the size and destructive power of atomic and nuclear bombs. In particular they had artifacts that were from Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the time of the bombs. I also learned that they used chloroform to put the patients in the operating room to sleep. Another interesting thing was that the Hungarian government later built a nuclear bunker down there and didn't tell anyone.

4 Comments:

At May 24, 2018 at 8:40 AM , Blogger Unknown said...

That was definitely my favorite tour! -Kendall

 
At May 24, 2018 at 12:14 PM , Blogger Unknown said...

I also found the potential areas of destruction in various metropolitan areas insightful. The power of a single weapon is truly jaw dropping.

 
At May 24, 2018 at 1:01 PM , Blogger Unknown said...

I was astonished seeing the comparison of the atomic bomb used in WWII in comparison to the mass weapons we have today.

 
At May 25, 2018 at 11:37 PM , Blogger Unknown said...

The artifacts recovered from Hiroshima and Nagasaki that they had on display were very moving aswell.

 

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