On Friday we visited Auschwitz and Birkenau and I will be uploading a separate post about that as well when I can get enough service to upload pictures. Words will not do justice so I want to share with you the pictures so you can catch a small glimpse of what I experienced.
So…Saturday June 21, 2014.
We visited the Gothic Wawel Castle in Krakow today. Although
it wasn’t my favorite castle we visited on this trip, it was full of Polish
history (obviously). Atop of Wawel Hill are the castle, a cathedral, a museum
and the crown treasury and armory.
Our tour started with the treasury and we were able to see a few of the jewels of Poland that have survived until today. Poland is a country that has seen the pattern of independence and occupation repeat itself often, so the artifacts that have survived this remain very important to the country.
The tour of the rooms of the castle was quite interesting as
well because during WWII the collection of enormous wall tapestries were
removed and sent to Canada for safekeeping. We had an audio guide during our
tour of the cathedral that made it more interesting because we finally knew
little details about the artifacts and individuals who we were looking at.
After 5 long hours of touring, touring, and more touring, we
were set free and were all pretty hungry. A delicious bowl of Beef Goloush
soup, in a bread bowl I might add, and some cheese perogis were enough to
recharge my tired mind and feed growling stomach. Jackie, Jake, D’Arcy, Jenna
and I decided to do a little bit of shopping in the market. Most of them bought
some beautiful amber jewelry pieces while I checked out the wooden pieces for my
brothers.
That night we decided to try “The Mexican Restaurant” and
take my advice when I saw that Poland does not know how to do Mexican! We did
though decide to watch some more of the World Cup and enjoy a few drinks with
our large group. I have really bonded with my peers and will truly miss them
when the trip is officially over.
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