The Day I Dragged My Butt out of Krakow

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November 1st 2007

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On the 27th of October, I left Poland, about five days later than I intended. I took a bus from Krakow to Zakopane, the mountain town on the Polish side of the High Tatras. I fell asleep leaving the city, and woke up as the bus was climbing through the foothills. It was so beautiful--all the A-frame houses, green fields, and of course the colours of the trees. I even saw one farmer working his ... Read Full Entry

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Tannis McCartney

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All my life, I've wanted to be a storyteller. My experiences as an exchange student in New Zealand started me on a path to learn how to tell the stories left behind in the rocks. After six years working as a geophysicist, I returned to university to get a Masters degree in Geology. These studies have dominated my life, and my travels, for the last several years. The adventure continues, on the other side of the continent. I've moved to central New York State where I'm an Earth Sciences PhD Candidate. New areas to explore and new rocks to dis... full info

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Holocaust Memorial Park

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Mural

Black and green snake to symbolize the Nazis, red and orange flames for the fires of the death camps' crematoria, yellow for the Star of David Jews were forced to wear, and blue for the sky and for freedom.

Memorial to Carl Lutz

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Memorial to Carl Lutz

Heroe's Square and Millenary Monument

Millenary Monument

City Park

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7th September 2009

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spider gate
curious if you have photograph of the spider gate

13th September 2009

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Spider gate
My photos of the whole gate didn't turn out--it was tricky to photograph because the gate was so black, and the background sky was bright grey.

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