Saturday, October 30, 2010

Poland - Birkenau

Auschwitz II

 

Memorial

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Poland – Auschwitz

@ Auschwitz concentration camp where 1 million men, women and children died. Walking into the past on a beautiful day. I left with a dampened heart.

Now

Then

 

‘He’ was hanged here on 16 April 1947.

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Friday, October 29, 2010

Greg & Tom Hostel - Poland

    

@ Kraków ul.Pawia 12/7

www.gregtomhostel.com

Conveniently 200m from main station & walking distance to town

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Gruzinskie Chaczapuri

  Bigos Chlopski - traditional polish meat stew

Pierogi z  mięse – meat dumpling, another polish dish

Not forgetting…Polish beer – Okocim. Don’t quite understand the need for straw though…

I chanced upon this restaurant in old town Krakow which served mainly Georgian food but they have minimal traditional polish cuisine too, enough to satisfy me. The very hungry me over ordered obviously as you can see its all very starchy and heavy. The stew was alright but the dumpling skin was rather thick. Be here if you are after really cheap and filling food… I was then too hungry and tired to go elsewhere and was lured in by the cheap prices on the menu.

@ ul. Grodzka 3, Krakow, Poland

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