note 09260698.htm - September 26, 2006 - Index of daily photos and text

A visit to Central Europe - Index of daily photos and text


September 26, 2005, Getting there!
September 27, 2006, Elderhostel welcome
September 27, 2006, My hotel room at Warsaw, Poland
September 27, 2006, War memorial


September 28, 2006, St.Stanislaw Kostka Church
September 28, 2006, Lecture: History of Poland
September 28, 2006, Lecture: Catholic Church in Poland
September 28, 2006, Entrance to Wilanow Palace
September 28, 2006, Wilanow Palace gardens
September 28, 2006, Wilanow Palace interior
September 28, 2006, Warsaw Old Town Square
September 28, 2006, Trolley street scene, Warsaw
September 28, 2006, Chopin concert
September 28, 2006, Very tight restaurant security


September 29, 2006, Chopin home & museum
September 29, 2006, Chopin home & museum
September 29, 2006, Gardens at Chopin Museum
September 29, 2006, Local resident's home
September 29, 2006,;Lunch at a local resident's home
September 29, 2006, Lowicz regional folk museum
September 29, 2006, A visit to a local craftsman
September 29, 2006, A most unusual meal
September 29, 2006, Local crafts people
September 29, 2006, An archaeological dig at Lowicz Castle


September 30, 2006, A visit to Jasna Gora at Czestochowa, Poland
September 30, 2006, Thousands come to Jasno Gora
September 30, 2006, Attendance at mass
September 30, 2006, Auschwitz - The Nazi Death Camp
September 30, 2006, Auschwitz crematoriums
September 30, 2006, Auschwitz Cell Block 11
September 30, 2006, Electrified barbed wire fences
September 30, 2006, Auschwitz II - Birkenau
September 30, 2006, Birkenau prisoner barracks
September 30, 2006, Birkenau latrine buildings


October 1, 2006, A walking tour of Krakow, Poland
October 1, 2006, Church of the Virgin Mary
October 1, 2006, Krakow Town Hall
October 1, 2006, The Church of St.Peter and St.Paul
October 1, 2006, The Royal Castle at Krakow, Poland
October 1, 2006, The cathedral at Wawel Castle
October 1, 2006, Statuary at Wawel Cathedral
October 1, 2006, Barbican Gate at Krakow


October 2, 2006, The road to Wieliczka and the Salt Mines
October 2, 2006, Elevators and claustrophobia
October 2, 2006, Art work made of salt
October 2, 2006, "Works" of art
October 2, 2006, More works of 'salt' art
October 2, 2006, Back on the road - to Zakopane
October 2, 2006, A short visit to Zakopane
October 2, 2006, The wooden chapel at Jaxzczuroswka
October 2, 2006, Wooden homes at Chocholow village
October 2, 2006, A visit with the local wood carver


October 3, 2006, On the road to the Czech Republic
October 3, 2006, Farmers in the dell (field)
October 3, 2006, Pay toilets
October 3, 2006, Trucks, trucks and more trucks
October 3, 2006, A late dinner


October 4, 2006, The Park Hotel
October 4, 2006, My Prague hotel room
October 4, 2006, Touring as a group
October 4, 2006, Prague city tour
October 4, 2006, Prague city tour
October 4, 2006, Architectual wonders
October 4, 2006, The Towers of Charles Bridge
October 4, 2006, Graffiti: A global problem
October 4, 2006, Making friends
October 4, 2006, Here a buffet, there a buffet..


October 5, 2006, A visit to a crystal factory
October 5, 2006, Glass blowers at work
October 5, 2006, Crystal etching by hand
October 5, 2006, Prague traffic
October 5, 2006, A visit to Prague's Jewish Old/New Town
October 5, 2006, Jewish synagogue and museum
October 5, 2006, Prague's Old Town Clock Tower
October 5, 2006, Mozart concert
October 5, 2006, The Mozart Museum


October 6, 2006, The Charles Bridge at Prague
October 6, 2006, Protective buttresses for Charles Bridge
October 6, 2006, Statuary on the Charles Bridge
October 6, 2006, Towers at the foot of Charles Bridge
October 6, 2006, The lower gardens of Prague Castle
October 6, 2006, St.Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle
October 6, 2006, St.Vitus Cathedral interior
October 6, 2006, Prague skyline from Castle Hill


October 7, 2006, A bad hair day?
October 7, 2006, The new Prague Town Hall
October 7, 2006, Music with dinner
October 7, 2006, The Czechs love spirited dance


October 8, 2006, he stress of travel
October 8, 2006, Lunch in Slovakia
October 8, 2006, Nednici: A nice little town
October 8, 2006, The church and castle at Nednici
October 8, 2006, Trucks at the Hungarian border
October 8, 2006, My hotel room at Budapest
October 8, 2006, Hotel Corvin at Budapest
October 8, 2006, Orientation meeting


October 9, 2006, The River Danube at Budapest
October 9, 2006, Heroes Square
October 9, 2006, Heroes Square
October 9, 2006, Magyar Mezogazdasagi Museum
October 9, 2006, Magyar Mezogazdasagi Museum
October 9, 2006, Budapest's Chain Bridge
October 9, 2006, A buffet dinner on the Danube
October 9, 2006, Night lights on the Danube


October 10, 2006, A visit to a Hungarian Kindergarten
October 10, 2006, Budapest Central Market - My kind of place
October 10, 2006, The Jewish synagogue at Budapest
October 10, 2006, The Jewish Museum at Budapest
October 10, 2006, Riding the Budapest Metro


October 11, 2006, A Hungarian/Slovakia bridge link
October 11, 2006, Castle Hill at Esztergom, Hungary
October 11, 2006, The Lord's Coffin
October 11, 2006, The Basilica at Esztergom
October 11, 2006, The Basilica dome
October 11, 2006, Music with lunch
October 11, 2006, The Open Air Village Museum at Szentendre
October 11, 2006, A visit to Szentendre village


October 12, 2006, Another visit to the Central Market
October 12, 2006, Budapest's Chain Bridge
October 12, 2006, St.Stephen's Basilica at Budapest
October 12, 2006, Really fresh vegetables
October 12, 2006, Hungarian dances after dinner


October 13, 2006, Been there,done that

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