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While we were in Zakopane for the day, we took a cable car up to Kasprowy...
While we were in Zakopane for the day, we took a cable car up to Kasprowy Wierch, a famous skiing mountain in Poland that also happens to be a lovely lookout point on a late summer day. The top is so...
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More from the top of Kasprowy Wierch in Zakopane, Poland.
More from the top of Kasprowy Wierch in Zakopane, Poland. Photo taken at: Kasprowy Wierch View in Instagram ⇒
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Maybe the last one from the top of Kasprowy Wierch in Zakopane, Poland, but...
Maybe the last one from the top of Kasprowy Wierch in Zakopane, Poland, but I’m not making any promises. Photo taken at: Kasprowy Wierch View in Instagram ⇒
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I tried to keep myself from showing you pictures of Italian food from Poland,...
I tried to keep myself from showing you pictures of Italian food from Poland, but I can’t resist this perfectly round, ripe little tomato on my fiancé’s carbonara at Trattoria Adamo in Zakopane. I had...
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Of course we couldn’t leave Zakopane without getting an obscene amount of the...
Of course we couldn’t leave Zakopane without getting an obscene amount of the local smoked goat’s milk cheese, oscypek, which is formed into little logs with geometric shapes molded into them. This is...
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My fiancé was wishing aloud that Poland would take better care of some of its...
My fiancé was wishing aloud that Poland would take better care of some of its older buildings as I was taking this picture, but for me, the decay is the point. Photo taken at: Zakopane View in...
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Last one from Zakopane, as we were leaving the mountains and returning to...
Last one from Zakopane, as we were leaving the mountains and returning to Krakow. Photo taken at: Zakopane View in Instagram ⇒
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Back in Krakow, we ate Mexican food at Manzana just to see what tacos and...
Back in Krakow, we ate Mexican food at Manzana just to see what tacos and quesadillas in Poland were like (verdict: awesome) and then went to Plac Nowy for ice cream at Good Lood (ice cream is “lód”...
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Early one morning, a private tour company picked us up from Krakow and drove...
Early one morning, a private tour company picked us up from Krakow and drove us about an hour outside of the city to see the sites of the World War II concentration camps Auschwitz and Birkenau. I...
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The sign greeting you as you enter Auschwitz is chilling: “Work Sets You Free”.
The sign greeting you as you enter Auschwitz is chilling: “Work Sets You Free”. Photo taken at: Auschwitz concentration camp View in Instagram ⇒
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Shoes collected from the prisoners at Auschwitz.
Shoes collected from the prisoners at Auschwitz. Photo taken at: Auschwitz concentration camp View in Instagram ⇒
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A sign outside of the Auschwitz barracks, right below one of the guard towers.
A sign outside of the Auschwitz barracks, right below one of the guard towers. Photo taken at: Auschwitz concentration camp View in Instagram ⇒
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Jewish families labeled their suitcases before entering Auschwitz, thinking...
Jewish families labeled their suitcases before entering Auschwitz, thinking they would be returned later. Photo taken at: Auschwitz Memorial / Muzeum Auschwitz View in Instagram ⇒
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The railway between Auschwitz and its sister camp, Birkenau, the...
The railway between Auschwitz and its sister camp, Birkenau, the extermination camp where bombed gas chambers can still be seen. Photo taken at: Auschwitz Birkenau View in Instagram ⇒
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The barracks at Auschwitz-II-Birkenau, where ten people shared each...
The barracks at Auschwitz-II-Birkenau, where ten people shared each compartment, sleeping on their clothes. Photo taken at: Auschwitz Birkenau View in Instagram ⇒
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One of the German National Railway “Güterwagens” (goods wagons) used to...
One of the German National Railway “Güterwagens” (goods wagons) used to transport Jewish people to Birkenau for forced labor and extermination. No light, no air, and no stopping for days sometimes. In...
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Next we went to the Wieliczka Salt Mine, which opened in the 13th century and...
Next we went to the Wieliczka Salt Mine, which opened in the 13th century and was mined for table salt until the 1990s. We descended 378 steps into the mine, where we saw salt carvings such as this...
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St. Kinga’s Chapel inside the Wieliczka Salt Mine holds mass every Sunday,...
St. Kinga’s Chapel inside the Wieliczka Salt Mine holds mass every Sunday, 101 meters underground. You can also get married here and then have your honeymoon at the Wieliczka Health Resort, where you...
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The alter at St. Kinga’s Chapel deep underground in the Wieliczka Salt Mine.
The alter at St. Kinga’s Chapel deep underground in the Wieliczka Salt Mine. Photo taken at: Wieliczka Salt Mine View in Instagram ⇒
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Kazimierz III Wielki (Casimir III the Great), who ruled Poland in the 1300s...
Kazimierz III Wielki (Casimir III the Great), who ruled Poland in the 1300s and transformed it into a rich and powerful nation, is remembered by Poles as the guy who welcomed Jews into the country. He...
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