Salt Mine

Krakow

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December 12th 2009
We visited the Polish city of Krakow for 4 days in December - close enough to Xmas to see the markets but not so far into winter as to be miserable. We wanted to visit the Nazi death-camp at Auschwitz and the salt Mine at Wieliczka - and maybe then find a Xmas market to cheer ourselves up a bit. We achieved these things - and a little more. The flight left at 0730 which meant a 3.30am wake up ... read more

Europe » Poland

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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