Poland
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My Favorite Nativity Sets
More Details: My Favorite Nativity SetsI am not typically focused during my travels on picking a particular item from every place I go. (OK, maybe a beer glass but I am not consistent with that one…) But if an item really catches my eye in a certain category, I do buy it. Nativity scenes (“pesebres” in Spanish) is one of…
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Podcast about Visit to Krakow, Poland
More Details: Podcast about Visit to Krakow, PolandA few weeks ago, through my Twitter account (ilivetotravel), a friend connected me with the Amateur Traveler Travel Podcast ( http://amateurtraveler.com/ ). Chris Christensen runs this website and he interviewed me a couple of weeks ago to share my experience visiting Krakow and the neighboring region. Being interviewed is not necessarily a daunting thing in…
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Enjoying Delicious Food in Krakow, Poland
More Details: Enjoying Delicious Food in Krakow, PolandWhen preparing for my trip to Poland, I got asked a lot: “how will the food be?”. I honestly was not aware myself of what to expect as I had not researched the topic. Is food in Poland more like in Germany or more like in Russia or neither? Was Polish cuisine going to be…
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Last Day in Krakow, Poland
More Details: Last Day in Krakow, PolandAlright, vacation is almost over, I am on my last evening in Krakow prior to heading back home. Morning flight at 5:30 AM to Prague, then another to JFK, and then Atlanta. It will be hard but sitting down for a long time sounds good after all the walking I have done this week. I…
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Wadowice: Birth Place of a Pope
More Details: Wadowice: Birth Place of a PopeAmong the key figures of the 20th century is the late Pope, John Paul II. He not only was a giant in the Catholic religion but his role in the fight in his country against Communism (and with consequences in the rest of Eastern Europe at that time) was pivotal to big change. We took…
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A Somber Day in Auschwitz – Birkenau
More Details: A Somber Day in Auschwitz – BirkenauComing to Krakow is not a complete visit if one does not make the short trip to nearby Auschwitz and its counterpart, Birkenau, where more people died than in Auschwitz itself. Clearly this entry will be more somber than my usual. To get to Auschwitz, we took a mini bus from the bus station. We…
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Visiting Czestochowa | A Pilgrimage in Poland
More Details: Visiting Czestochowa | A Pilgrimage in PolandThe main reason for visiting Czestochowa is to see the spiritual heart of Poland, if you will. The Black Madonna – a key religious item (supposedly painted/carved onto a table by St. Luke, the Evangelist) and an item also tied to Polish history – resides at the Jasna Gora monastery/fortress. I was expecting to be visiting…
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Going under at the Wieliczka Salt Mines near Krakow
More Details: Going under at the Wieliczka Salt Mines near KrakowAmong the many great things to see in Krakow, many are actually OUTSIDE of Krakow. Wadowice and the Wieliczka Salt Mines are both great examples. To get to the Wieliczka Salt Mines, a UNESCO world heritage site, one can take bus 304 from Krakow or a mini-bus (same prices, but less comfortable than the main…
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From Atlanta to Krakow – Planes, Train, Bus and Automobile
More Details: From Atlanta to Krakow – Planes, Train, Bus and AutomobileI am in Krakow! This blog post (and the next few) will be written during a trip. Nice change for me and maybe for the readers?? Just arrived in Krakow yesterday late afternoon local time. A flight Flying to Warsaw via Amsterdam with KLM went without a hitch aside from the possessed kid on…
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Details of Trip to Krakow
More Details: Details of Trip to KrakowToday is Sunday and this coming Friday, I am off to Poland as I mentioned in an earlier entry. A lot of final details to still take care of and, because I have a very loaded work week, for once I actually have to pack more than 2 days in advance (usually I pack in…