St. Mary's Basilica

The famous basilica is located in the main square of Krakow. The famous "heynal" is trumpeted from the larger of the two towers. It was the alarm sounded by a trumpeter during the Mongol invasion that was cut short after the trumpeter was shot in the throat by an arrow.

Oswiecim (Auschwitz) and Krakow

June 29th 2008
The last day of our trip through Poland, we stopped in the town of Oscwiecim, which in German is Auschwitz. It is of course home to the famous Nazi concentration camps. It is not always clear from the information seen in a TV documentary or read in a book, but there are actually three Auschwitz camps close to one another. The main camp has been preserved and turned into the Auschwitz museum. I ... read more

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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 ... ... read more

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