Warsaw and Krakow 15

This is Krakow's favourite son--John Paul II. Carved out of 15 tons of rock salt. Entire mine is 300 km with a depth of 327 metres. Miners don't greet each other with "hi" or "how's it going" but always "God bless." They didn't comment on lives lost, but said it was dangerous work.

Warsaw and Krakow

June 25th 2006
Hello everybody, There is one big difference about Warsaw. Every other city tour focuses on the age of the buildings. In Warsaw, they point to the buildings and say, "completely destroyed by Nazis and rebuilt." They have done an amazing job of recreating buildings from drawings, paintings and photographs. After the uprising, Hitler personally ordered Warsaw to be levelled. 85% was destroyed, ... 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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