Krakow, Poland July 30, 2025 To the southeast of the old town of Krakow is the area called Kazimierz, founded by King Casimir in the 14th century and named after him. It was a separate city, intended to protect the southern boundary of Krakow. In the late 15th century, rising tensions in the city led … More The Changing Face of Kazimierz
Krakow, Poland July 29, 2025 The year is 1941. Poland has been under German occupation for two years and Krakow has been turned into the capital of the General Government. Persecution of Jewish residents have reached the level where they are now treated as vermin. About 40,000 have already been expelled from Krakow and the … More A Man Named Schindler
Krakow, Poland July 26, 2025 Krakow, I was told by every local I spoke with, is a jewel and the best in Poland. It is an absolute must-see; go, they urged. So here I am, wandering in the market square of the old town. At four hundred square meters, this market square is deemed the … More The Jewel of Poland
Gdansk, Poland July 23, 2025 Like all other old towns in Poland, Gdansk too has a Town Hall. It stands tall on Dluga street next to the Neptune Fountain and the carillons chime a tune every hour from its bell tower. But this one is home to the Gdansk History Museum, said to have treasures … More A Town Hall Unlike Others
Gdansk, Poland July 22, 2025 Situated at the mouth of the Motlawa river, 14th century Danzig was a major port on the Baltic Sea, especially for grain. As a leading member of the Hanseatic League, Gdansk, as it is now called, saw immense amounts of grain flowing through it. This necessitated granaries; in fact so … More On Granary Island
Warsaw, Poland July 20, 2025 Around the corner from the Supreme Court is a section of the wall that once encircled the ghettos where citizens of Warsaw had been rounded up between 1940-1943. A map is mounted on it and on the pavement nearby are some of the ghetto boundary markers. The note on the … More Warsaw Rising
Warsaw, Poland July 17,2025 The Royal Route stretches from the Wilanow Palace in the south all the way to the Castle Square in the north, the entire street being on the Historic Monuments register. At the south end is a large statue of Copernicus presiding over a paved square with the solar system engraved on … More A Wander Through Warsaw
Torun, Poland July 15, 2025 Established in the 13th century CE by Teutonic Knights, Torun soon grew wealthy on trade. Goods were traded up and down the river Vistula and burghers built their lavish houses. Soon outgrowing the Old Town, it enveloped the area that used to be for craftsmen and merged with the newer … More Within the Walls
Torun, Poland July 13, 2025 Born into a wealthy family in 1473, Nicolaus Copernicus studied fields as diverse as astronomy and astrology in Krakow and law and medicine in Italy. An original, he had the conviction and courage to challenge the geocentric model of the universe that was then in vogue, to replace it with … More Homage to an Original
Wroclaw, Poland July 11, 2025 December of 1980 saw martial law being imposed in Poland with tanks and paramilitary units being deployed on the streets to curb dissidence. With it came censorship of all media and correspondence, wiretapping of phones in public booths and state institutions. Forbidden travel between cities without permits and intensified food … More From Dark to Whimsical
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