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May 21st 2014
Published: December 26th 2014
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Gdansk, Poland--Wednesday, May 21st Warm and bright sunny blue sky day. Got up early in order to have breakfast and be ready to catch our tour bus by 15 minutes to 8:00. The tour bus was to drive us about an hour through the countryside to Malbork Castle. The German name means Mary Castle. It is the largest Gothic castle in the world with an area of 21 hectares (52 acres) and is considered... Read Full Entry



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Sharon Mock Whitaker and Valerie Mock
RamblingRosies
RamblingRosies
We are sisters who began our love of travel with our parents when we were in grammar school. We grew up in Northern California and had traveled most of the Western States and Mexico before the 8th grade. Sharon traveled to Europe the first time when she graduated from high school to be a Girl Scout camp counselor and Valerie lived in Europe 7 years teaching the US military community at the graduate level. We rarely take a tour and usually travel on a low budget, by car, plane, and train. We have recently both retired and Sharon bought a Roadtrek RV, that we named Rosie II after our parent's "R... full info
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1405-89 One pair of a set of stained glass windows providing light into one of the rooms1405-89 One pair of a set of stained glass windows providing light into one of the rooms
1405-89 One pair of a set of stained glass windows providing light into one of the rooms
1405-90 Column sculpture telling of the Crusades1405-90 Column sculpture telling of the Crusades
1405-90 Column sculpture telling of the Crusades
1405-91 Great Refectory1405-91 Great Refectory
1405-91 Great Refectory
1405-92 Murals at end of Great Refectory1405-92 Murals at end of Great Refectory
1405-92 Murals at end of Great Refectory
1405-93 Furnace Vents1405-93 Furnace Vents
1405-93 Furnace Vents
1405-94 Ceiling detail in stairway1405-94 Ceiling detail in stairway
1405-94 Ceiling detail in stairway
1405-95 Another large meeeting room1405-95 Another large meeeting room
1405-95 Another large meeeting room
1405-95A Detail of paintings near ceiling1405-95A Detail of paintings near ceiling
1405-95A Detail of paintings near ceiling
1405-96 Detail of elaborate treatment of doorway to next room1405-96 Detail of elaborate treatment of doorway to next room
1405-96 Detail of elaborate treatment of doorway to next room
1405-97 Ceiling detail showing restoration work still to be completed1405-97 Ceiling detail showing restoration work still to be completed
1405-97 Ceiling detail showing restoration work still to be completed
1405-98 Same room showing restored artwork1405-98 Same room showing restored artwork
1405-98 Same room showing restored artwork
1405-99 Castle wall with stored artifacts awaiting use in restoration1405-99 Castle wall with stored artifacts awaiting use in restoration
1405-99 Castle wall with stored artifacts awaiting use in restoration
1405-100 Small room perhaps used as a guardroom1405-100 Small room perhaps used as a guardroom
1405-100 Small room perhaps used as a guardroom
1405-101 Bronzes of various Teutonic Knights in second courtyard1405-101 Bronzes of various Teutonic Knights in second courtyard
1405-101 Bronzes of various Teutonic Knights in second courtyard
1405-102 Teutonic Symbolic Stork atop one of the inner courtyard buildings1405-102 Teutonic Symbolic Stork atop one of the inner courtyard buildings
1405-102 Teutonic Symbolic Stork atop one of the inner courtyard buildings
1405-103 Most doors were finely decorated1405-103 Most doors were finely decorated
1405-103 Most doors were finely decorated
1405-104 Kitchen with samples of food served in the refrectory1405-104 Kitchen with samples of food served in the refrectory
1405-104 Kitchen with samples of food served in the refrectory
1405-105 Kitchen--grill area1405-105 Kitchen--grill area
1405-105 Kitchen--grill area
1405-106 Treasury1405-106 Treasury
1405-106 Treasury
1405-107 Blurry gargoyle designating bathroom is down this hall1405-107 Blurry gargoyle designating bathroom is down this hall
1405-107 Blurry gargoyle designating bathroom is down this hall
1405-108 Bathroom with cabbage leaves in rack to be used as toilet paper1405-108 Bathroom with cabbage leaves in rack to be used as toilet paper
1405-108 Bathroom with cabbage leaves in rack to be used as toilet paper



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