Destination: Poland

"To the Barricades!" The Warsaw Rising Museum

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1604]

Poland was the first country attacked by Nazi forces, September 1, 1939.  five years later - five years of depravation and domination during which they watched their Jewish neighbors being shipped to Treblinka - the residents of Warsaw fought back.... Read more >

Old Town, New Town

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [2217]

We changed hotels and were exploring Warsaw's empty streets before 9 AM.  Ther is something special about old European cities on Sunday mornings.  The squares and plazas will be packed later but for now only a few regulars sit at the cafe tables ... Read more >

Photos: Warsaw

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 | By vagabonds | Photo Gallery

Warsaw

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1800]

Express trains make few stops; they are not necessarily fast, not in Poland.  But it was a nice trip from Malbork through farmland and forests.  We had a compartment to ourselves most of the trip.  The only annoyance was the guy who stalked ... Read more >

Malbork

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [2098]

The German couple fidgeted and looked up the track expectantly.  The train that would take us from Gdansk to Malbork was late, unheard of and unacceptable across the border in their country.  With my "schlectes Deutsch" and his marginally better ... Read more >

Solidarity: The Roads to Freedom Exhibit

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [3280]

A visit to the Roads to Freedom Exhibit is a must in Gdansk.  The museum in an underground bunker near the former Lenin Shipyards is a monument to a few committed men with great conviction and huge testicles willing to face down the largest ... Read more >

Photos: Europe-Poland, France, Italy

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 | By magdalena | Photo Gallery

Poland family time

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 | By magdalena | Views [620] | Comments [1]

So its been just over a week in Poland now. Funny enough I don't even feel like I'm on vacation because I'm far from relaxed! Every day seems to be an early morning with a day filled with activities! Spending a whole day with family or trekking in the ... Read more >

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Amber's Tale

Tue, 9 Oct 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [1575]

Travel book author Rick Steves admonishes, "If you don't like something you probably don't know enough about it."  Take amber, for example.  We have seen amber for sale in every Baltic town we visited.  We're not much for jewelry so pretty ... Read more >

Gdansk: The City Formerly Known as Danzig

Mon, 8 Oct 2012 | By vagabonds | Views [2906]

In the pre-dawn rain, after an all-night bus trip from Vilnius, the McDonalds at the Gdansk station was a welcome sight.  A cup of hot coffee, an Egg McMuffin and a warm, dry place to wait were just the ticket until we could go to our hotel.  ... Read more >

Photos: Gdansk and Malbork

Sat, 6 Oct 2012 | By vagabonds | Photo Gallery

Arrival in Poland

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 | By magdalena | Views [394]

Quick update! Flew into Warsaw, Poland yesterday and spent the day with Tom and my brother Peter. Right now I am sitting at cafe updating this journal and hoping to make it available for reading. Haven't had the "aha" moment yet. I think its ... Read more >

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Krakow & Budapest

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 | By dimanamandy | Views [625] | Comments [1]

Ok, ok. I haven't been too good keeping this up to date have I?! I know I'm more than a week behind but I'll do what I can to provide a reasonably comprehensive update minus the boring details... I'm currently in a town in southern Hungary called ... Read more >

Photos: Week 7 and 8-Poland and Slovakia

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 | By jamesandjulie | Photo Gallery

Week 7 and 8-Poland and Slovakia

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 | By jamesandjulie | Views [618]

The next day was a driving day and we farewelled Germany and crossed into Poland, staying at Pozrzadlo, a rural town 40km’s over the border itself. The campground was at the back of someone’s property (a really friendly chef who spoke minimal English) ... Read more >