Lantern above the officer's club at Auschwitz

Poland and Slovakia

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September 23rd 2010
Its been awhile since I last updated the blog and I've been busy exploring Poland and Slovakia! Started my Poland experience by taking a train from Olomoucs, CZ to Krakow, Poland. I learned during that trip that not everyone in CZ speaks English and that if you get on the slow train you get to see alot more of the countryside! You also get to miss your connections, spend hours waiting in train st ... read more

Europe » Slovakia » Slovenský Raj National Park

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In 1918 the Slovaks joined the closely related Czechs to form Czechoslovakia. Following the chaos of World War II, Czechoslovakia became a Communist nation within Soviet-ruled Eastern Europe. Soviet influence collapsed in 1989 and Czechoslovakia once... ... read more