Krakow's Main Square
Inside Auschwitz
Buildings at Birkenau - the largest part of Auschwitz.
Victims slept on the wooden slats, 6 to a bed, with only a blanket as covering - no pillows or sheets.
The train tracks leading to the "Death Gate," where all of the trains entered Birkenau.
St. Mary's Cathedral in Krakow's Main Square
The Wawel Cathedral (left) and Castle (right).
The Dragon's Den! Legend has it that there was a horrible dragon wreaking havoc on the city of Krakow. King Krak offered his daughter's hand in marriage to any man in the kingdom who could outwit the dragon. A carpenter came up with the idea of stuffing a sheep's hide with sulfur. The dragon ate the sulfurous sheep and had an awful bellyache - so awful that it went to the river, and kept drinking water until it exploded.
A memorial to the dragon.
I had some Polish "Golabki" for dinner - meat wrapped in cabbage, served with mashed potatoes. It was delicious!
Krakow's Main Square
Inside Auschwitz
Buildings at Birkenau - the largest part of Auschwitz.
Victims slept on the wooden slats, 6 to a bed, with only a blanket as covering - no pillows or sheets.
The train tracks leading to the "Death Gate," where all of the trains entered Birkenau.
St. Mary's Cathedral in Krakow's Main Square
The Wawel Cathedral (left) and Castle (right).
The Dragon's Den! Legend has it that there was a horrible dragon wreaking havoc on the city of Krakow. King Krak offered his daughter's hand in marriage to any man in the kingdom who could outwit the dragon. A carpenter came up with the idea of stuffing a sheep's hide with sulfur. The dragon ate the sulfurous sheep and had an awful bellyache - so awful that it went to the river, and kept drinking water until it exploded.
A memorial to the dragon.
I had some Polish "Golabki" for dinner - meat wrapped in cabbage, served with mashed potatoes. It was delicious!
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