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Beware the Dragon
... out of town to the Wieliczka Salt Mines. The mine has been open since the 13th century and it is massive. We were there for more than 2 hours and we barely even scratched the surface. Right away we walked down 53 flights of stairs to get underground. There are many different rooms and tunnels, like a cave. There are carvings and statues made out of the salt and even a lake. There is also a massive cathedral, restaurant and a banquet hall, ...
Craic in Kraków
... used as base camp for three of the competing teams; Holland, Italy and England. Even though they are playing all their matches in Ukraine, judging by the number of England shirts seen around town, many England fans have chosen to come here to be near the team, even possibly hoping to meet them. Whereas I, the idea of, say, bumping into John Terry in the newsagent, gives me the creeps.
There’s no doubting the charm and beauty ...
Part A - Salt Fun and Genocide Darkness
... at the exact spot where his master passed away. Even though the doggy is no longer with us, a statue will forever be in its place. I shed a little tear.
We went to bed early because we were getting a predawn start the next morning.
How do I write this next section? How do I express in words the images I saw? We boarded a train at around 6:30 toward Oswiecim, an industrial town about 1.5 hours from Krakow. The scenery was ...
Poland: the country with a sad history
... many people in such a small area, and so many people eventually perished, just because Hitler hated jews. To top off our sad Polish history lesson, we watched the movie 'The Pianist' which really captivated for us how Warsaw suffered during the war.
On a good note, we visited the beautiful gardens of Warsaw, posing for a photo in front of the Chopin monument. Oh, and we must not forget the Pope John Paul II monuments throughout the city.
Warsaw was a great introduction to Poland ...
Pierogis, Zapiekanki and Vodka - who knew?
... is also a very sad one and you can feel that as you walk down the street, this air of tragedy. It is something that you never really feel as an American which is that WWII is still SO recent. It is shocking to experience countries that are still scarred and healing, and to know, a little bit, that it might never heal.
We left the museum and went to visit the synagogues. We went into an ancient one that was simple and lovely. Then we went ...
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