POLAND’S SKULL MUSEUM . . . NO KIDDING EXHIBITING ONLY THE BAD AND THE UGLY . . . NOTHING GOOD Barbara Kingstone February 6, 2018 Europe, Poland As Poland increasingly becomes a travel destination, chances are stops will include the capital, Warsaw plus the ancient city of Krakow, and perhaps Wroclaw (formerly Breslau). MOST UNIQUE JOURNEY FROM...
SWIDNICA, POLAND, SMALL BUT EXQUISITE AND FILLED WITH HISTORY Barbara Kingstone February 6, 2018 Europe, Poland My guide, Renata and I reach the historic, over 700 year old town of Swidnica. As with most Polish cities and towns, there's a main square where we have a typical but far too large Polish lunch of steak,...
Jewish Lodz – Past and Present Barbara Kingstone March 19, 2011 Europe, Poland It’s never easy to see memorials and Lodz (pronounced Wootch) pays homage to its more than 223,000 (34 percent) Jews before the war. Now there are about 300 Jews scattered throughout the city. There are...
Krakow, Poland Barbara Kingstone March 19, 2011 Europe, Poland Krakow In Krakow, Poland’s third largest city located on the Wisla River, Chris, my non- Jewish knowledgeable guide,...
CHOPIN… What could be better in Warsaw than listening to outdoor concerts as you walk along the streets Barbara Kingstone January 24, 2011 Europe, Poland “A native of Warsaw, a Pole at heart, with the talent of a world citizen” Cyprian Kamil Norwid. It’s the bicentennial of the legendary composer’s, Freyderyk Chopin’s birth. The native son is...
Amber – The Baltic’s gift with history and colour Barbara Kingstone January 19, 2011 Europe, Indulgences, Jewellry, Poland For years amber, also known as succinite, the stone that dates back at least to 12,000BC, was seen in street stalls and souvenir shops and not considered sophisticated enough for the savvy...
Wieliczka Salt Mine Barbara Kingstone January 17, 2011 Europe, Poland Entrance to the salt mine Chandelier of salt in the Krakow mine About 10 km from Krakow’s city centre is the over 700-yearold Wieliczka Salt Mine. My guide’s first words, as he...
Warsaw a latter day Phoenix raised from ashes Barbara Kingstone January 17, 2011 Europe, Poland In the seventies when my husband and I decided to ‘discover’ both our families’ roots in Poland, the first question the custom officer asked when we arrived was “Why are you...
Warsaw, Poland Barbara Kingstone January 17, 2011 Europe, Poland Warsaw is scarred with horrendous history, which shouldn’t be forgotten. But the “new city” is filled with contemporary surprises. You could have knocked off my scarpekti (socks) when I visited some of...
Auschwitz. Is The After better than The Before… Barbara Kingstone January 17, 2011 Europe, Poland Over 30 years ago when my husband and I visited Poland. Even the immigration officer at the airport wondered why we had chosen to come to Poland. Everything was bleak, the grey...
