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Tag: 2015 Poland

  • 2015 Poland

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    2015 Poland

    A photo essay of our trip to Krakow and Warsaw in June 2015

  • Stairway

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    Stairway

    I have included other posts from Wilanowie Palace, in Warsaw (Polish Architecture in Statues, and Polish Architecture in Buildings) but this shot is from inside the Palace.  

  • Honour Guard

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    Honour Guard

    In Warsaw, under the statue of Józef Poniatowski, stand an honour guard.  A pair of military personnel, they stand on guard for about an hour and then are replaced with another pair usually from a different service of the military.  While they stand guard possible hundreds of tourists walk by, stop, and take a picture.…

  • Polish Countryside

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    Polish Countryside

    The day following our arrival in Warsaw, we travelled by train to Krakow.  The images streaming by the train window changed from city to village to farm and then back. A train offers a different, more open and sometimes more intimate perspective of the landscape.  By automobile, the route is often shrouded by trees, buildings…

  • Frédéric Chopin

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    Frédéric Chopin

    Landing in Warsaw at Frédéric Chopin International Airport should provide a clue to the level of reverence the Poles have for this man.  Just outside of Warsaw in Å»elazowa Wola his birthplace is celebrated.  Warsaw hosts a museum in his name.  Each Sunday in the park there is a piano recital. All of these we…