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Spring has sprung in and out Krakow

posted on : May 15, 2018 posted by : admin 1 Comment

The mimes are out in the Main Square.   The ermines are out.   Outdoor seating is in.   Resto bars open their windows out.   Flowers are out around door frames.   Multi-generational families are out on a Sunday afternoon.   Contemplation with a pipe is in. &nbsp…

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Lodz,Poland,Travel

Historical Charm with a Cosmopolitan Twist

posted on : April 9, 2018 2 Comments

Driving up to the hotel from the train station I was immediately in love with Vienna House Andel’s Lodz. Taking a building from the past and transforming it to fit our contemporary world is something I wish other cities and companies would undertake. Once you enter the lobby…

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Abandoned Hotel Covered in Mirrored Mosaics

posted on : April 9, 2018 0 Comment

Joanna Rajkowska covered the walls of buildings in one of Łódź’s courtyards with small pieces of mirrors. The project was realized as part of the 2014 Dialogue of Four Cultures Festival. This installation is one of the most spectacular public art projects in Łódź – involved in its production…

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Lodz,Poland,Travel

Lodz a City Transformed from Drab to Fab since WW II

posted on : April 9, 2018 1 Comment

Lodz knows the transformative power of a lick of paint and a little imagination. A textile manufacturing hub in the 19th century, the Polish city fell into a period of post-WW2 decline known as “Grey Lodz”. But rather than shuffling off in a moth-eaten shawl, it has spent…

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Poland,Travel,Zakopane

The Winter Capital of Poland Zakopane

posted on : March 16, 2018 0 Comment

Zakopane, in southern Poland, is near the border with Slovakia. It is built in a valley between the foothills of the Tatra Mountains and Mount Gubalowka.   It is a quaint town with an alpine character.   The architecture of this region is quite unique.  Houses are all constructed from wood without…

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The Jewish Quarter

posted on : March 12, 2018 0 Comment
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Powerful, Potent, and Poignant Schindler’s Factory

posted on : March 12, 2018 0 Comment

Krakow’s fabled Oskar Schindler’s Factory of Enameled Vessel has been turned into a modern museum devoted to the wartime experiences in Krakow under the five-year Nazi occupation during World War II from 1939 to 1945.  It highlights prewar Krakow, the Jewish ghetto, the sorrows and terrors…

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Poland,Travel,Zakopane

Traveling By Train to Zakopane in the Tatra Mountains

posted on : March 9, 2018 0 Comment

Top five reasons to travel to Zakopane first class by train.  The train station is 10 minutes from our apartment in Krakow.  They make it easy to buy a ticket, find your platform, find your car, and find your seat.   We had a six seat “booth” all to…

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68 Empty Chairs

posted on : March 7, 2018 0 Comment

The last selection of Krakow Jews took place in Zgody Square during the liquidation of the Ghetto on 14 March 1943.  Hundreds of older people and children were murdered and hundreds of women, men, and older children were sent to Auschwitz. On 30 July 1948, by a special resolution of…

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They’re back!

posted on : February 28, 2018 0 Comment

They have no brains, no blood, are microscopic, and are made up of over 99% water and they sting. What are they? Sea lice.  They are tiny little jellyfish or stinger larvae that have the same stinging cells (nematocysts) as an adult jellyfish/stinger. They usually only sting when caught…

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