About a mile or two away from Auschwitz I is where Auschwitz II is located. Auschwitz II was built to help easy the influx of “prisoners” in Auschwitz I. This camp was dubbed as the “final solution of the Jewish question.” Unlike Auschwitz I, Auschwitz II is three times bigger. After Auschwitz II was opened, most […]
Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it ~ George Santayana It’s always been my traveling bucket list to see Auschwitz. From a very young age, I’ve always been fascinated and connect to this particular camp. I don’t know if it’s because my grandfather (whom I never met) received a similar demised in North Korea. Auschwitz […]
Wieliczka Salt Mines (try saying that three times) is located in Southern Poland, approximately 30 minutes away from Krakow Galleria. This is the oldest operating salt mines in the world and was producing salt until 2007. Currently, Wieliczka Salt Mines is a popular tourist destination. It’s estimated that the mines are 327 meters (roughly 1,973 […]
Poland is of the few places that was not physically damaged by WWII. In Krakow, it’s as if time has stood still. Compared to other cities, Krakow’s architecture is old school, but the activities and people are far from being old. Krakow is party town, especially when I was there. Euro Cup 2012, a soccer/football […]
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