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Day 11 - Krakow 2
... St. Mary's. At 10:30, we join one of the Free Walking Tours of the city. The tour took us to historic sites around the Market Square, through the university neighborhood, the Barbacin, ending at the Royal Castle. We decided to have a light lunch at E. Wedal at Market. We spent a relaxing couple of hours sipping sinfully rich chocolate in this sidewalk cafe. After lunch, we meandered the ...
My second favorite city in Europe
... We eventually made it to the fountains and got our feet wet. A hot toddy helped warm us up afterwards.
The next day we left and headed towards Auschwitz. It was something I don't think I will be able to put into words. Our group was pretty quiet on our way home. It's hard to imagine what these people went through and I how much I appreciate where and how I live.
So one more group field trip together and then we head back to the States. ...
Arbeit Macht Frei - Auschwitz and Birkenau
... camps. During the 1940s, Jews were transported to the Auschwitz camps via train from all areas of German occupied Europe. It is thought that 1.3 million people were executed (gassed in the gas chambers) and 90% of those were Jewish. Of that figure, a portion died before reaching their execution from a number of 'natural' causes such as starvation, forced labor, disease, individual executions, and 'medical experiments'. Today, Auschwitz is ...
History, heatwaves and horror
... the authorities and volunteers reconstructed the entire city, and to be fair it is an extremely convincing effort to replicate the past. Hostel was a bit weird, but Chris and I stuck together and overall it was a good weekend. Cheap too, with a good meal costing 4 pounds or less!
So, I am now in Krakow, with its beautiful Old Town which somehow evaded the Nazi destruction, and its Jewish background which sadly did not escape World War 2 ...
Eastern Europe differs from Western Europe...
... his word, along with his tiny assistant as they tramped up the three flights carrying our luggage.
The doors to the rooms are very modern housed in this ancient historical building, the back courtyard of which looks to be filled with bags and bags of garbage. Upon further investigation, they seem to be bags of concrete wirth some garbage thrown in. What could be a very pretty interior courtyard is not yet gentrified! Apparently, according to ...
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