KRAKOW, POLAND - NO JOKING AROUND


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August 5th 2009
Published: August 5th 2009
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DAY 113 We spent a good part of last evening trying to decide where we were going this morning. We checked accommodations and train schedules, referring to the web and the Lonely Plant book. The possible choice was to visit the High Tatras Mts or go directly to Krakow, Poland. The problem visiting the mountains was the fact that it was the weekend and all the accommodations on the web were bo... Read Full Entry



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ANGIE'S SHADOW TAKING A PHOTOANGIE'S SHADOW TAKING A PHOTO
ANGIE'S SHADOW TAKING A PHOTO

A freaky thing because this was not intentional
BELFRY ON THE TOWN HALLBELFRY ON THE TOWN HALL
BELFRY ON THE TOWN HALL

Reconstructed as you can see from the new white bricks vs. the red original bricks
LECTURE HALL  OF THE COLLEGELECTURE HALL  OF THE COLLEGE
LECTURE HALL OF THE COLLEGE

This is where Nazi leaders summoned all the professors of this college for a lecture, then proceeded to arrest them and ship them to Auschwitz.
DRAGON BONES HANGING AT THE ENTRANCE OF WAWEL CATHEDRALDRAGON BONES HANGING AT THE ENTRANCE OF WAWEL CATHEDRAL
DRAGON BONES HANGING AT THE ENTRANCE OF WAWEL CATHEDRAL

For centuries believed to be dragon bones, but science has proven them to be dinosaur bones from the Jurassic age. It was believed that the world would end it the bones fell from their perch. Today the chains holding them are constantly check for their condition.
BRICK BARRACKSBRICK BARRACKS
BRICK BARRACKS

A former military base
DEATH BY PISTOLDEATH BY PISTOL
DEATH BY PISTOL

Shot execution style
SLOW TORTURE AND DEATHSLOW TORTURE AND DEATH
SLOW TORTURE AND DEATH

Hung by the hands that were tied behind the back.
THE ADOLF HOSS HOUSETHE ADOLF HOSS HOUSE
THE ADOLF HOSS HOUSE

He described his home here at Auschwitz as a piece of Paradise, it sat next to the cremitorium



18th December 2012
DRAGON BONES HANGING AT THE ENTRANCE OF WAWEL CATHEDRAL

A question about living dinosaurs
Well, I believe dragons and dinosaurs are the same things, just with two different words for the same kind of living animal. Now, I wonder, how did they come to the conclusion that the bones are of Jurassic age? Are the bones even fossilized? Have the bones ever been taken down from their chains and been thoroughly examined? What scientists "proved" the bones to be "Jurassic" bones? Where are these bones located? Why were they believed to be dragon bones? Is there a story behind the bones? Are there anymore sources for your information? And most of all, what kind or genus or species of dinosaur have the "bones" been assigned to? Waiting for answers!
31st December 2012
DRAGON BONES HANGING AT THE ENTRANCE OF WAWEL CATHEDRAL

Visit krakow, Poland
We were relating the information that our guide had given us. We were enjoying the mythical dragon story that generations of Polish parents handed down to their children. We did not interrogate our guide on the veracity of claims given to the bones. We accepted that what they said was true. We truly didn't care one way or another. It's a great story. I suggest a personal visit to see for yourself. Maybe you too will be enthralled with the magical and mystical world of dragons, to the extent that the bone composition and origin will be irrelevant. Sorry I don't have the information you are seeking. I am sure the answer can be found on the web.
31st December 2012
DRAGON BONES HANGING AT THE ENTRANCE OF WAWEL CATHEDRAL

Visit Krakow, Poland
We were relating the information that our guide had given us. We were enjoying the mythical dragon story that generations of Polish parents handed down to their children. We did not interrogate our guide on the veracity of claims given to the bones. We accepted that what they said was true. We truly didn't care one way or another. It's a great story. I suggest a personal visit to see for yourself. Maybe you too will be enthralled with the magical and mystical world of dragons, to the extent that the bone composition and origin will be irrelevant. Sorry I don't have the information you are seeking. I am sure the answer can be found on the web.

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