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Day 4 --- Krakow, Poland (I) Back to page top |
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04-01 On way to Krakow (old Poland capital not destroyed in WW II) |
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| D04-01-01_Our group leader Minmin (王聿民) | D04-01-02_A train seen in our train on the way |
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(more to see --- photos: station and train appearances) (more to see --- video 1: a train seen on way) (more to see --- video 2: the train taken by us) (Use IE to see videos directly) |
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04-02 First views of Krakow (I) --- Krakow Station & Gallery |
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| D04-02-01_Krakow Gallery, which is a mall, is connected to the train station | D04-02-02_A composed photo obtained free in the gallery |
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| D04-03-01_A barbican | D04-03-02_A wall |
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| D04-04-01_A special soup bowl made of bread | D04-04-02_Street car with electric cable seen on way |
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04-05 Wieliczka Salt Mine (a UNESCO site) (I) --- Mine environment |
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| D04-05-01_Appearance of a mine path (mining started from 13th century) | D04-05-02_Mining by horse power using rope rotation techniques (now a UNESCO site) |
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04-06 Wieliczka Salt Mine (a UNESCO site) (II) --- Art of Salt Sculpture |
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| D04-06-01_A surprising large-space church sculptured from a salt mine | D04-06-02_An example of salt sculpture |
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| D04-07-01_Radisson Hotel, Krakow (photo downloaded from website of DMC, Poland) | D04-07-02_A tourist carriage seen on way to the hotel |
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Day 5 --- Krakow, Poland (II) Back to page top |
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05-01 Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi concentration camp (I) --- Auschwitz part: exterior appearances |
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| D05-01-01_Gate of Auschwitz Camp ("Arbeit Macht Frei" => work sets free) | D05-01-02_Camp houses (This camp is for higher-level criminals) |
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05-02 Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi concentration camp (II) --- Auschwitz part: interior exhibitions |
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| D05-02-01_Starving conditions of the prisoners (Starvation was the main cause of deaths of the prisoners) | D05-02-02_The daily food (only 1500-1700 calorie, insufficient for 11-hour work daily; most prisoners died without other food sources) |
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05-03 Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi concentration camp (III) --- Birkenau part: environment |
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| D05-03-01_The gate house of the Birkenau camp | D05-03-02_An overview of the camp environment |
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05-04 Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi concentration camp (IV) --- Birkenau part: others |
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| D05-04-01_A stele in English saying 1.5 million people were killed | D05-04-02_Photos showing people who were sent into the gas chamber for death execution |
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| D05-05-01_Our group at the table | D05-05-02_The outer appearance of the restaurant is Polish-style |
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| D05-06-01_A look of the castle from far | D05-06-02_The Wawel Dragon is a famous dragon in Polish folklore. |
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| D05-06-03_Our group in front of the dragon | D05-06-04_Entering the interior of the castle. |
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(more to see: photos) (more to see --- video: Charizard (fire-spitting dragon)) (Use IE to see videos directly) |
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| D05-07-01_Wawel Cathedral at a corner of the castle yard | D05-07-02_A look of the inner courtyard of the royal Renaissance palace |
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(more to see A: interior) (more to see B: inner + outer) |
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| D05-08-01_On the way to the old town | D05-08-02_A pretty house carriage for sightseeing seen on the way |
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(more to see) (more to see --- video: a street car ) (Use IE to see videos directly) |
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| D05-09-01_View 1 --- Pretty street buildings | D05-09-02_view 2 --- Gothic Saint Maria Church |
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| D05-09-03_View 3 --- Cloth Hall | D05-09-04_view 4 --- Adam Mickiewicz statue |
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| D05-09-05_View 5 --- St Mary's Church | D05-09-06_view 6 --- Colorful houses at a side of the square |
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05-10 Main Market Square --- observed scenes and activities in the square |
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| D05-10-01_Around-square cafe with simple fireplaces | D05-10-02_A group of sightseeing carriages for rent |
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| D05-11-01_The Cloth Hall seen at night | D05-11-02_The St Mary's Church seen at night |
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| D05-12-01_We strolled in a shop street inside the Cloth Hall | D05-12-02_The soup we had for dinner (the main dish, Italian noodle, is not tasteful) |
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| D05-12-03_A piece of traditional Polish pottery, a bowl with a cover for sugar, bought in the shop street in the Cloth Hall | D05-12-04_The underground dinning room of the restaurant serving our dinner |
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Day 6 (1st half) --- Zakopane, Poland Back to page top |
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| D06-01-01_Polish-style houses seen on way with very slanted roofs | D06-01-02_Some other houses seen on way to Zakopane in south Poland at the foot of the Tatra Mountains |
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06-02 On way to Zakopane (II) --- Views and shopping at a rest area |
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| D06-02-01_A countryside seen from the bus we took | D06-02-02_Another countryside seen from the bus |
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| D06-02-03_A shop at a rest area where we stopped for a while | D06-02-02_Two little leather charms we bought at the shop |
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| D06-03-01_We ate bread with pork lard | D06-03-02_The fireplace of the traditionally decorated restaurant where we had lunch |
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06-04 Taking a mountain train up to Gubalowka & strolling before and after |
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| D06-04-01_The mountain train tracks | D06-04-02_The exterior of the train |
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(more to see: photos --- strolling around before and after) (more to see: video --- the mountain train taken by us) (Use IE to see videos directly) |
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06-05 Strolling in the mountain area in a snowy & foggy condition |
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| D06-05-01_In front of a strange-shaped cafe which is closed | D06-05-02_The weather is foggy and snowy |
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(more to see: photos --- strolling in a foggy and snowy street on the mountain) (more to see: video --- scenes seen on the foggy mountain top) (Use IE to see videos directly) |
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