POLAND | Sunday, 28 Oct 2012 | Photo Gallery
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POLAND | Saturday, 27 Oct 2012 | Views [1879]
But wait! We returned to Krakow today, a cold and rainy day, and guess what? It was a totally different city. The rain kept the tour groups at bay and the city seemed to glow. We walked many of the same streets and saw new things.... Read more >
POLAND | Friday, 26 Oct 2012 | Views [953]
More precious than gold, salt has been a critical element of civilization. It has been used as currency and coinage – the word “salary” has the same root as “salt.” The Wieliczka Salt Mine, in the town where ... Read more >
POLAND | Thursday, 25 Oct 2012 | Photo Gallery
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POLAND | Thursday, 25 Oct 2012 | Views [1563]
To appreciate Poland you must understand Krakow, its soul and the one-time capital. And it helps to be Catholic. In fact, the ability to speak Polish and the Catholic faith are the bond between Poles, whether they live in Warsaw or London ... Read more >
POLAND | Tuesday, 23 Oct 2012 | Views [2113]
Zakopane is a ski town in the Tatra range of the Carpathian Mountains. Unlike many other ski towns with their "faux Tyrolean" architecture, Zakopane has its own. Zakopane style was pioneered by Stanislaw Witkiewicz who took his inspriation ... Read more >
POLAND | Monday, 22 Oct 2012 | Views [2097]
Most ancient churches were built to last, eternal monuments to both their benefactor and his god. In Poland, where granite and marble weren't available, ancient churches were made of brick. And in places where brick wasn't an option, they ... Read more >
POLAND | Sunday, 21 Oct 2012 | Views [3165]
Zamość is a World Heritage site. Sandomierz is not. Zamość has existed pretty much unchanges since the 16th Century. Sandomierz has been sliding downhill literally! The sun was shining on Zamość. Sandomierz was cloaked in ... Read more >
POLAND | Friday, 19 Oct 2012 | Views [1612]
If we stopped for every photo opportunity we would never get anywhere! In that respect, Poland reminds us a bit of Romania, one of our favorite countries. Old farm houses and old ladies, interesting churches and auturmn trees - the choices ... Read more >
POLAND | Thursday, 18 Oct 2012 | Views [1980]
It's a long drive from Toruń to Hajnowka and Bialowieza National Park but a gorgeous fall day like yesterday was the perfect day for it. The maple trees glowed amber with a carpet of fallen gold beneath. The oaks and beech ... Read more >
POLAND | Wednesday, 17 Oct 2012 | Photo Gallery
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POLAND | Wednesday, 17 Oct 2012 | Views [1514]
We left Warsaw in the rain after visiting the Chopin Museum and took a long, dreary drive north to Torun. Getting out of Warsaw isn't as easy as it sounds but once on the road things went smoothly. It's odd being behind the wheel again after ... Read more >
POLAND | Tuesday, 16 Oct 2012 | Views [1594]
When it comes to classical music, my tastes run towards full symphony orchestras complete with strings, winds and brass. Or for a change of pace, a string quartet. So I didn't know much about the life or music of Frederic Chopin. If the piano ... Read more >
POLAND | Monday, 15 Oct 2012 | Views [1582]
Poland was the first country attacked by Nazi forces, September 1, 1939. five years later - five years of depravation and domination during which they watched their Jewish neighbors being shipped to Treblinka - the residents of Warsaw fought back.... Read more >
POLAND | Sunday, 14 Oct 2012 | Views [2197]
We changed hotels and were exploring Warsaw's empty streets before 9 AM. Ther is something special about old European cities on Sunday mornings. The squares and plazas will be packed later but for now only a few regulars sit at the cafe tables ... Read more >
POLAND | Saturday, 13 Oct 2012 | Photo Gallery
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POLAND | Saturday, 13 Oct 2012 | Views [1785]
Express trains make few stops; they are not necessarily fast, not in Poland. But it was a nice trip from Malbork through farmland and forests. We had a compartment to ourselves most of the trip. The only annoyance was the guy who stalked ... Read more >
POLAND | Thursday, 11 Oct 2012 | Views [2089]
The German couple fidgeted and looked up the track expectantly. The train that would take us from Gdansk to Malbork was late, unheard of and unacceptable across the border in their country. With my "schlectes Deutsch" and his marginally better ... Read more >
POLAND | Wednesday, 10 Oct 2012 | Views [3261]
A visit to the Roads to Freedom Exhibit is a must in Gdansk. The museum in an underground bunker near the former Lenin Shipyards is a monument to a few committed men with great conviction and huge testicles willing to face down the largest ... Read more >
POLAND | Tuesday, 9 Oct 2012 | Views [1561]
Travel book author Rick Steves admonishes, "If you don't like something you probably don't know enough about it." Take amber, for example. We have seen amber for sale in every Baltic town we visited. We're not much for jewelry so pretty ... Read more >
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