Heart Of Cracow Krakow

... and his fellow strikers stood their ground. Like soldiers before battle, they confessed to priests and received Communion in the open shipyard. To reduce the risk of violence, Walesa
called for a ban on alcohol and insisted on strict discipline.

Through it all, his plucky courage and infectious good humor helped keep up the workers' spirits.

Union membership soon grew to 10 million members, while U.S. satellite ...

... basically walk everywhere and I started the day walking around trying to soak up as much of the city as possible. I must say though, I have NEVER seen so many non-lapsed Catholics in my life...or so many churches in one day. They were all so beautiful and I am sad that I could not take any pictures to show y'all but it was not allowed. On top on that practically every single church that I walked into was in use. No matter what time of the day it was there were ...

... become quite popular.  The area is now the stomping grounds for Krakow's artists, intellectuals, and students breathing a youthful vibe into a place with a centuries old character. The next morning we headed into the old town making our first stop at Wawel Castle.  We were told that this was the thing to do and arguably the most impressive sight in all of Poland.  It is also the hardest ticket to get.  They only make 10 tickets available every 10 minutes, so even in low-season it can ...

... waves to the crowd. He plays it this way to the north, south, east and west so all the world can hear. Pretty cool story and funny to listen to while roaming the Market Square. We met our fun friends for dinner where we ordered WAY too much food. Jana tried Beetroot soup with dumplings. Layton had white borscht with sausage and potatoes. Then we shared two plates of pierogies which are like big ravioli filled with meats, cheeses and veggies. VERY ...

This is the place where we got started. Ticket price, something about 1000 USD. Through Helsinki with finn air, off we go. Note: The entry type is set to Map Pin Only. Any text added to this field will be saved but will not be shown to your guests. Although no entry text is actually required when using this mode, you can add your private thoughts and notes here which you would like to keep private, otherwise, simply leave this text as is.

... the day to work with the other prisoners. In the basement were located the "starvation cells"; prisoners incarcerated here were given neither food nor water until they were dead. Also in the basement were the "dark cells"; these cells had only a very tiny window, and a solid door. Prisoners placed in these cells would gradually suffocate as they used up all of the oxygen in the air; sometimes the SS would light a candle in the cell to use up the oxygen more quickly. Many were ...

... currently only have one ear piece working, as I somehow managed to break one part of them and the earplugs are some weird type that can only be bought in Australia and South east Asia. As I a currently suffering from a cold I have made a resolution not to go out. I did, however, have to go and buy a falafel as I have fond memories of the one I had here last year, the one I bought this year, however,was not so great, therefore shattering my entire image of the city from the previous year.

... district of Krakow, called Nowa Huta ("New Steelwork" in Polish see http://www.nh.pl). It was one of only two full-scale Soviet planned communities ever realized, with blocks of monotonous buildings and large boulevards. It was actually nicer than I expected. The buildings are monotonous but not ugly (compared to those I saw in St. Petersburg, Russia). Also, there is quite a lot of green space around and a nice park. Ironically, the Central Square is ...

... it was what you'd expect it to be. really devastating, and on a deeper level than you can get from a movie of a book. but worth seeing. so my pictures (for now) are not too fun from krakow, but it's because i don't take my camera out to the pubs. i asked a girl who was with us to email me the pics she took, so hopefully i can share those soon. just one of the ...

... used for 'Schlinder's List' We saw the Jewish Guetto used during WWII and a piece of wall remaining from that time. Being real mean, the SS built the wall with curves along the way, just as the Jews build their tombstones. We seen the actual Schindler Factory used for the movie..it was what he really used. We even got to go inside, which was unusual...but open for a Jewish Festival that is going on. Too much to do ...