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Tag: Krakow

  • Old Glass

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    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 outside.

  • Did My Ancestors Have to Deal with Pigeons?

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    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 the nooks and crannies of window wells probably reflects an inherent preference for cliffs or buildings as a surrogate.  Pigeons make…

  • Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines

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    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 industrial undertaking has royal status and is the oldest of its type in Europe. The site is a serial property…

  • Statues in Krakow

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    Statues in Krakow

    Statues impart a feeling individually as well as when the total of all statues in a city are considered.  Individual statues may commemorate battles, generals or the soldiers.  These may convey a sense of pride, hubris, formality, in part as a result of the conversions around military monuments.  In other cases, individual statues are more works of art conveying…

  • Watching the Show

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    Watching the Show

    As the day moves to evening, the crowds reach their peak with people congregating for dinner. We found a spot in a window, like a box seat in an opera house, and watched the show of people and things go by.