The Amateur Traveler talks to Raul from Atlanta about his recent trip to Krakow Poland. Learn about this former capital of Poland which is a treasure trove of history. Raul will take us to the cloth hall in the old town, Kazimierz and the Wawel Castle. We will also talk about his
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trips to the unusual Wieliczka salt mine with its rock salt carvings. A very poignant side trip to Auschwitz and Birkenau makes us confront the unspeakable evil done in those two places. Raul also traveled to Wadowice, the boyhood home of the man who would later be Pope John Paul II, and Black Madonna, the home of the Black Madonna. In between we talk about Polish food (lard for your bread sir?), museums, transportation and history.
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Show Notes
Krakow, Polland
Poland History (Poland has disappeared from the map multiple times)
Pope John Paul II - only Polish Pope
Kazimierz - jewish quarter
Krakow museums
National Museum, Krakow
Bishop’s Palace and Museum, Krakow
Czartoryski Museum
Pierogi
Wieliczka Salt Mine
Auschwitz concentration camp
Częstochowa
Black Madonna of Częstochowa
Internet Resources
Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase!
Community
Chris was interviewed in Chris Christensen On Travel Photography on the Typical Shutterbug podcast
Chris was interviewed in Oaxaca in the time of swine flu on the Indie Travel podcast
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