Sydney’s Corner: Wieliczka Salt Mine
Today you will learn about the salt mines of Krakow, Poland. I suppose you want to hear the legend of how the salt mines were found. Okay so there was once a Princess who was named Kinga. She was...
View ArticlePhoto of the Week: Auschwitz
After visiting and photographing Auschwitz, it was hard to choose just one photo for the photo of the week. Auschwitz is not a place that can be summed up in a single photo. But the one that comes...
View ArticleSydney’s Corner: The Foods of Poland
Today you will learn about the foods of Poland. Since I am going to tell you about the foods of Poland, would you like to hear a little bit about Poland? Poland is in Eastern Europe. The language of...
View ArticleKrakow Flea Markets
Having heard that Krakow is home to two amazing flea markets I could not resist checking them out. Even though we have agreed to not purchase any souvenirs on our around the world trip, I just can’t...
View ArticleSydney’s Corner: The Fierce Krakow Dragon
The Tale of the Krakow Dragon Smok We were in Krakow, Poland where a dragon once lived. Here is the tale of the Krakow dragon named Smok. Once there lived a really nice King called King Krak. He had a...
View ArticleRTW Budget: One Month in Poland
For the month of August we finished our stay in Florence, Italy and then our around the world adventure took us to the beautiful city of Krakow, Poland. Krakow was one of those cities I was not sure...
View ArticlePhoto of the Week: Krakow’s Wawel Castle at Night
One of the greatest things about traveling through Europe is seeing the castles. During the day they are fun to explore and see the insides. But at night, they become magical. Here is Krakow’s Wawel...
View ArticleRTW Budget: One month in Eastern Europe
For the month of September we finished our stay in Krakow, Poland, stayed one week in Lviv, Ukraine and the rest of the month we were located in Brasov, Romania. After Poland our original plan was to...
View ArticleTaking Your Child to Auschwitz and Birkenau
Initially, our around the world plans did not include Poland, but this changed when we found it difficult to find affordable accommodation in Greece during August. Apparently everyone wants to go to...
View ArticlePhoto Essay: Auschwitz and Birkenau
A lot has been said about Auschwitz and Birkenau. Evil things happened there and it is an evil place. But after visiting those places, I was bewildered. I so wanted to hate it, but I found no hate...
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