Places near Krakow, Poland I visited
Auschwitz - Birkenau are 3 km apart in Oswiecim, Poland (The german name is Auschwitz) which is about 40 km (?) from Krakow, Poland
Oswiecim - Former Polish army base turned into a nazi death camp (renamed the german name Auschwitz)
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| Auschwitz concentration camp near Oswiecim, Poland (September 2007) |
Birkenau - where most of the murders near Auschwitz took place. more than one million people (upwords of two million or more possible) were murdered at Auschwitz-Birkenau --- mostly Jews, although many Pols, gypsies, Russian prisoners, and protesters as well
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| Birkenau concentration / death camp near Oswiecim, Poland (September 2007) |
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| Birkenau concentration / death camp near Oswiecim, Poland (September 2007) |
Wawel Castle- along the Visla river in Krakow, Poland. The dragon actually breathes fire every five minutes (or you can text message it - for a charge - and have it breathe fire just for you)
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| Wawel Castle Visla River Krakow Poland (September 2007) |
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| Fire Breathing dragon Wawel Castle Krakow Poland (September 2007) |
Wieliczka Salt Mine (I have to check the pics again - I know I had better ones) in Wieliczka, Poland (10km from Krakow) EVERYTHING (except the lighting) is carved from the salt naturally found in the mine. The large chambers were carved into chapels.
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| Wieliczka Salt Mine salt carving (September 2007) |
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| Wieliczka Salt Mine cathedral (September 2007) |
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