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Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived near the middle of the 10th century. Its golden age occurred in the 16th century. During the following century, the strengthening of the gentry and internal disorders weakened the nation. In a series of agreements between 1772 and 1795, Russia, Prussia, and Austria partitioned Poland amongst themselves. Poland regained its independence in 1918 only to be overrun by Germany and the Soviet Union in World War II. It became a Soviet satellite state following the war, but its government was comparatively tolerant and progressive. Labor turmoil in 1980 led to the formation of the independent trade union "Solidarity" that over time became a political force and by 1990 had swept parliamentary elections and the presidency. A "shock therapy" program during the early 1990s enabled the country to transform its economy into one of the most robust in Central Europe, but Poland currently suffers low GDP growth and high unemployment. Solidarity suffered a major defeat in the 2001 parliamentary elections when it failed to elect a single deputy to the lower house of Parliament, and the new leaders of the Solidarity Trade Union subsequently pledged to reduce the Trade Union's political role. Poland joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004. To be updated

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By Tammy Trojan
February 25th 2006
Auschwitz Europe » Poland » Lesser Poland » Auschwitz
Auschwitz is a place I am glad I went to but I can't put it to words, as of yet, what it was like to be there. Maybe at some point I will up date this blog, but at this point I can not put it to words. It was powerful seeing that horrible place, it seems like it was a dream now. My body just wanted to shut down and stop feeling the horrors of the place. Here are a few pictures most are from Birkenau (Auschwitz II). [View Full Entry]

Tammy Trojan - Tamara Rosenfeld | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: March 11th 2006 | 183 Views | [diary=44807]

Auschwitz II
Auschwitz II in the bunker
Auschwitz II roses

I have finally reached the point where I can’t tell you exactly which city I am in right now let alone which city I was in last night or which city I will be in tomorrow. All I know is that I am somewhere in Poland and have been for a little over a week. I guess that is what happens when you travel to a new city each day. I hope by the end of these eight months that I can still at least identify my location by the country. So far we have spent a night in Estonia, a [View Full Entry]

aggielaw2005 - Brandy Bailey | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: February 21st 2006 | 253 Views | [diary=42362]

Theatre in Vilnuis, Lithuania
Cool Clock in Post Ofice in  Vilnuis, Lithuania
In front of the President's House in  Vilnuis, Lithuania

I am sitting at my desk falling in and out of consciousness, as paper airplanes and spitballs whiz past my head. I stare absent-mindedly at the back wall where "MR DUEK IS GAY" is crudely written in bright blue letters with permanent marker. I squint to see the letters more closely and notice that someone has scribbled "I NOW" with a black pen beside the original statement. Underneath the two messages is a badly drawn penis. There are a lot of badly drawn penises in my classroom; three of them occupy spots on the seats of random classroom chairs, others live [View Full Entry]

The Open Road - Kris and Dennie | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: February 27th 2006 | 467 Views | [diary=41370]

boy chases pigeons

I went on a 10-day trip to visit Chinese friends from Poland or was it Polish friends from China? Can't remember it exactly, but the combination is weird. ;-) Most of the time I stayed in Warsaw but I also managed to visit Cracow and Auschwitz for 2 days, which was very impressiv. Generally, history is still very present in Poland, completely unlike Switzerland they suffered a lot in the past two centuries and it was an interesting experience for me to get to know the country from a Pole's point-of-view. I recommend anyone who has the possibility to go there. [View Full Entry]

Trotamundos - Daryl Serra | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 18th 2006 | 104 Views | [diary=82675]

Old Town in Warsaw
Two Polar Bears
Can You see the angel?

By Lou in Oz
December 29th 2005
New Year's Trip Europe » Poland » Lesser Poland » Kraków
Lisa and I thought we'd do something a bit different this time for New Year's. We decided to go on a trip and visit a place neither of us had been to. And that place was Poland. We also planned to stop off in Paris on the way home to catch up with some friends. Day 1: We left Lisa's flat in London at some ridiculous hour in the morning and headed for Luton airport. Later that morning we landed in a snow-covered Warsaw. The hostel we'd booked into wasn't opening for a few hours so with our bags on our [View Full Entry]

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Published: March 2nd 2006 | 194 Views | [diary=36300]

Old city walls, Warsaw
Streets of Warsaw
Beautiful buildings

Hello all. I should have started this blog months ago. On September 18th I arrived in Krakow, Poland to begin my adventures (and research) for the next 9 months. I am here because out of the goodness of their hearts, the Fulbright folks decided to provide me with financial support which allows me to study here. Thank you, thank you, thank you. In order to see as much of Poland as possible and to study with my advisor, I asked to spend the first half of the year (about til the end of January) in Krakow. Starting in February, I will [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 22nd 2005 | 203 Views | [diary=32277]


By Christian
December 17th 2005
a park in Warsaw Europe » Poland » Masovia » Warsaw
A park in Warsaw on a december day. [View Full Entry]

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Published: March 13th 2006 | 105 Views | [diary=46219]

park 1
peacock
on stage 1

By Christian
December 16th 2005
Warsaw in the night Europe » Poland » Masovia » Warsaw
In the night Warsaw turns into a magic place with all kinds of fairytale creatures ranging from red glowing deers to mermaids. [View Full Entry]

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Published: March 13th 2006 | 97 Views | [diary=45505]

Library 5
Library 6
mermaid 2

to know I have seen too much." Since my last blog I have traveled from Warsaw to Lublin and then to Krakow. It's odd because Poland really wasn't even in the cards when I started this trip. But here I am. One major reason for my stop here was to visit some of the WWII concentration camps. My interest in WWII stems from childhood. And I do believe the first real essay I ever wrote was about Hitler in Mrs. Maye's 6th grade class. A stop here was pretty much obligatory to see with my own eyes the horrors of war [View Full Entry]

longwayhome - Christy Busch | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: December 23rd 2005 | 876 Views | [diary=30633]

Maejdanek Crematorium
thousands upon tousands
chilling

By longwayhome
December 1st 2005
"Just like family..." Europe » Poland » Masovia » Warsaw
That's what Pedro said as we we sat in the kitchen supervising Miguel cooking dinner. After four relaxing days I had made myself quite at home in the green apartment on Dobra street. Yes, I had become, "just like family." Vilnius, Lithuania was not the travel destination I had hoped for. I arrived in a snowstorm and the biting cold kept me couped up in the hostel most of my time there. I saw a few churches and one of Europe's largest shopping malls. But besides the big Christmas tree lighting we went to in the Old Town square, I was [View Full Entry]

longwayhome - Christy Busch | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: December 3rd 2005 | 280 Views | [diary=29565]