Month: July 2015

July 25, 2015

Travel

Old Glass

We climbed the Tower on the grounds of Wawel Castle. The glass in many of the tower windows, I assume, was very old and had deformed with age. It provided an artistic view of the…
July 24, 2015

Travel

Did My Ancestors Have to Deal with Pigeons?

In Krakow, many of the window sills where lined with wire spikes. A mechanism to prevent pigeons from landing. It worked very well. As descendants of the Rock Dove, an attraction to tall buildings and…
July 23, 2015

Travel

Breakfast

Our first breakfast in Poland was in a little café a couple of blocks from our hotel. Posted on the wall was the menu. My first impression was of the strangely accented characters and irregular strings…
July 22, 2015

Observation

#UCCB

The Universal Child Care Benefit or #UCCB has stirred a lot of comment in the twittersphere. Early commenters question the universal nature of the program, noting that as a result, all Canadians with children regardless of…
July 21, 2015

Travel

Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines

Just outside Krakow are the Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines, a World Heritage Site. To quote UNESCO: data-animation-override>“The deposit of rock salt in Wieliczka and Bochnia has been mined since the 13th century. This major…

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