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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 ake2009
October 13th 2009
Szczecin  Europe » Poland » West Pomeranian » Szczecin
The old constraction
The old constraction
a one of the beuatiful places in Szczecin
A good days in a nice place , a very nice people [View Full Entry]

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one day in Szczecin
a beutiful building
one part of Szczecin

By ake2009
October 13th 2009
Thai's in Poland Europe » Poland » West Pomeranian » Szczecin
I have a good opportunity to visit this beautiful country , Poland . I got more good experience with place , people , lifestyle and etc. Szczecin is a nice place in my opinion and I think only a fews Thai ever come to visit here . Let's visit Poland and also Szczecin for ur next trip to Europe................a wonderful world waiting for all of u [View Full Entry]

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In a city no.2
The city hall
one day in Poland

By Thirsty Hurst
October 12th 2009
Auschwitz Europe » Poland » Lesser Poland » Kraków
Auschwitz barracks
Auschwitz barracks
Barracks are surrounded by the electric fencing. A guard tower stands nearby.
I woke up early this morning to go on a tour of Auschwitz. When I was having breakfast while checking for the Phillies score, something I didn’t expect happened. ESPN.com showed they were still playing and the game was only in the eighth inning. Huh? I had heard from someone a long time ago (I forget who) that going to Auschwitz wasn’t recommended since there isn’t much to see. They were wrong. While not as documentary like as Dachau, with its numerous signs providing a history of the concentration camp system, events leading up to its development and what happened afterwa [View Full Entry]

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Electric fencing
Execution wall
Auschwitz-Birkenau barracks

The beach in the morning
The beach in the morning
On this beach we spent some time when we were in Kolobrzeg
Celebrating Roland's 60th birthday We still have one more blog entry to make from this last summer. In August we went to Poland with all of Emma's family to celebrate Roland's, that is Emma's father, 60th birthday. On this trip we were a total of 9 people - Emma and Ake, Emma's parents Inger and Roland, Emma's youngest sister Anna, Emma's other younger sister Ida with her boyfriend Mattias and finally Ida's and Mattias' two daughters Jonna and Julia. We were away for one week and most of the time we spent in a seaside resort named Kolo [View Full Entry]

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The beach in daytime
Be careful to you don't destroy the train?
Warning for girls carrying lollipops

Main Gate
Main Gate
Just as at Terezin, it was written that work frees you.
I knew today's trip was going to be a very thought provoking one, but one I wanted to take. For so many years, I viewed the Holocaust as something very far in the past. It really wasn't real to me until I reread The Hiding Place. My parents introduced my brothers and me to that when we were fairly young, but it wasn't until recently that I truly got the time line. I was born just 20 years after the camps were liberated. Considering that I am a good 20 years older than so many of the summer help at work, [View Full Entry]

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Guard Tower
Gas Chamber
One side of the camp

By bvchef
October 11th 2009
Wieliczka Salt Mines Europe » Poland » Lesser Poland » Kraków
Copernicus Statue
Copernicus Statue
Of course everything is carved out of salt.
This was one of the sights that I wanted to see while here in Krakow. It was such a snap to get to that it didn't matter that my coffee this morning was instant coffee here in the room. I just didn't want to spend the time looking for real coffee, so chugged the instant stuff and promised to not do it again. I had been met at the airport last night, so had an idea of where the bus stop would be. But let me say, having someone standing there holding a sign with my name is just the way [View Full Entry]

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Hey, it's not raining inside
The Last Supper
From the outside

I awoke this morning saddened at the thought that I have to leave Berlin. Out of everywhere I’ve been so far this was the most surprising. I really expected lots of down time but it ended up being go Go GO! from the moment I arrived. The tour book really didn’t do the city justice and set some low expectations. But between the city’s past (two the most interesting times in history in my mind) and some fabulous people I met I couldn’t have asked for a better time. I rest easy knowing that I will be back in the future. [View Full Entry]

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I know that the city you live in is often the last one you consider to explore. And I promised myself this would not happen to Warsaw... and I did not keep my promise. Of course, I saw the city, and you can see some things I have done in my Experiences in Warsaw blog post. However, I could have done it much more and much better. Nevertheless, I had my free last full-of-sightseeing days and I want to write about Praga district. This peculiar part of city is separated from whole Warsaw by Vistula river. Failed attempts to build a [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 4th 2009 | 48 Views | [diary=442013]

The live "advertismenet" of Zoo
The Orthodox church
Views of Praga

The Cathedral!
The Cathedral!
The reason why it looks so unorganized is because during the years, Kings kept adding onto it. So there are different architectural time periods. But inside, Gothic is most prevalent.
So today we finally slept in.. and sleeping in means until 930am.. My definition of sleeping in has changed since in Europe :) The first thing we did today was go to the train/bus station to see what was the cheapest way for me to get back to Prague. We found out that there were NO buses going to Prague from Krakow OR Wroclaw... My Polish friends told me not to worry, but I assured them I was quite alright. For some reason, I wasn't so worried. So, I had to buy a train ticket which is a 6 hour ride [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 12th 2009 | 67 Views | [diary=444490]

Saying Goodbye!
Wroclaw Train Station

Today, Rasta and I woke up around nine, ate breakfast, and took a tram to the bus station. We were a little early for the bus to Auschwitz, so we walked around the mall for a while and got some coffee. I ordered in Polish :) Tomek and Magda met us there and we went to buy our bus tickets.. The bus ride from Krakow to Auschwitz was about an hour and forty minutes. Entrance to the concentration camp was free. You could pay for a tour guide, but I just bought a brochure that had a map and explained each [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 7th 2009 | 182 Views | [diary=442988]

Auschwitz
Polish Beer!
Tomek (Rasta) Last night in Krakow