Friday, July 3, 2009

... on to Karlovy Vary


- 700 km in 9 hours...

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Auschwitz - Birkenau






- Wall used as backdrop for firing squads


- Remains of one of the two crematoriums



Wieliczka Salt Mine


- Concerts, weddings, and masses are celebrated 135 meters underground


- Sculpture of John Paul II made entirely from salt


- underground salt cavern



- A church made entirely from salt

One of the oldest mines in the world (900 years) includes almost 200 km of passages as well as more than 2,000 caverns. The world's biggest museum of mining is housed here 135 meters below the surface.

In medieval times salt was the equivalent of today's oil.

McPoland




A big hello to all you burger loving Bingo players in Yorba Linda...

The fries are just as good as they are back home but be very careful when you try to take a photo of the menu... a 6' 4" Polish manager weighing 275 pounds will "kindly" ask you to leave...

On to Krakow...


300 kilometers... 6 hours...