JFK Airport
October 22, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Boarding has begun for overnight flight to Amsterdam 😜
Amsterdam airport
October 23, 2016 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
Wow, what a long customs line here
Warsaw airport
October 23, 2016 in Poland ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Arrival in Poland, no customs is odd, no stamp either 😔
Bistro warkawa
October 23, 2016 in Poland ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Kobytka with carrots and pork tenderloin, chocolate cake with raspberries
Lazienki Park, Warsaw
October 24, 2016 in Poland ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Statue of Chopin
Every summer Sunday there is a grand piano next to the statue. Although buried in Paris, his heart was returned to Warsaw (smuggled back by his sister as Warsaw was occupied by RussiaRead more
Wilanow Palace
October 24, 2016 in Poland ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Summer palace of King Jan III , eventually sold to a noble family, who were kicked out during the war and never given their property back
Ghetto Heroes Monument, Warsaw
October 24, 2016 in Poland ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
The irony here is my favorite part of the day!
The large, black marble stones here are from an order placed by Adolf Hitler, as he was planning to build his victory monument from it. Fitting thatRead more
Warsaw Uprising Museum
October 24, 2016 in Poland ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
What a fantastic place, for a bit of WWII history I knew nothing about.
Truly heroic men, women and children involved in this.
Jasna Gora Monastery, Czestochowa
October 25, 2016 in Poland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Auschwitz Birkenau
October 26, 2016 in Poland ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
I know why the entrance gate is such a popular photo. It's so difficult to take photos inside a death camp.
Kazimierz
October 26, 2016 in Poland ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
This is a historic district, on the outskirts of Kraków. There are six historic synagogues here, none destroyed during the war. Only two are in use still today.
This is also where Schindler's ListRead more
Schindler's Factory
October 26, 2016 in Poland ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
I thought this was going to be historical information on Schindler and what he did during the war. Instead, it was more a museum about Nazi and Soviet occupation of Kraków from 1939 through the 80s.Read more
Wawel Royal Castle
October 27, 2016 in Poland ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Tour of the castle and Church. The church was amazing, along with the tapestries (Indiana Jones moment #1) in the castle. It is amazing to think that all these things were stolen, most often duringRead more
Wieliczka Salt Mines
October 28, 2016 in Poland ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
Olsztyn Castle ruin
October 28, 2016 in Poland ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
We stopped here for lunch. Didn't walk up to get a closer look, but a very picturesque stop.
24 hours of Amsterdam
October 29, 2016 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
