Communist Poland Documentary
Polish Transformation w/ English sbtls
Documentary on first post-Communist government, produced by the Social Film Institute under the auspices of the Polish Helsinki Committee
GESTAPO Headquarters Pomorska Street Muzeum Krakowa (Budget Travel Poland) {Krakow, POLAND}
Budget Travel Poland #3
The Gestapo Headquarters on Pomorska Street in Krakow continue to remind visitors of the German occupation, now on the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII.
Starting in the early days of WWII in 1939, Krakow was an administrative center for the Gestapo, the police force that ruled with impunity. Pomorska Street was the jail cell where prisoners and those in the Polish Underground were tortured for information before their probable executions in concentration and death camps.
Muzeum Krakowa has created a thorough permanent exhibition, named People of Krakow in Times of Terror 1939-1945-1956, to bring attention the sufferings of ordinary citizens who fought against repressive Nazi and Communist regimes. At these headquarters are the chilling pencil etchings, still legible, of prisoners' final days.
Budget Travel Krakow #3
Gestapo Headquarters (Pomorska Street):
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Communism Tour in Krakow, Poland | A Walk Around Nowa Huta
In 1949 Poland's socialist government created Nowa Huta - a utopian prototype for the communist city of the future. It was a place of rapidly expanding industry including the largest steel mill in the country producing over 7 millions tons of steel annually and home to 100,000 people. Building the perfect city is no easy task and things didn't go completely to plan, as I found out when I took a walk around it in 2017.
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Communist War Museum Warsaw Poland October 22 2009
A great museum
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3rd video of the Polish team for the Our Way to Freedom Comenius multilateral project in Croatia.
Communist War Museum Warsaw Poland October 22 2009
A great war museum one ot the best in Europe
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Special Jewish visit in Kraków/Poland Jewish District - Kazimierz Part 1
Kazimierz – the district south of the Old Town between the Wisła River and ul. Dietla (where a tributary of the Wisła once flowed) was the centre of Jewish life in Kraków for over 500 years, before it was systematically destroyed during World War II. In the communist era it became one of Kraków’s dodgiest districts while gradually falling into disrepair. Rediscovered in the 1990s, thanks to the fall of the regime and worldwide exposure through the lens of Steven Spielberg, Kazimierz has rebounded and is today Kraków’s most exciting district – a bustling, bohemian neighbourhood packed with historical sites, atmospheric cafes and art galleries. Well-known for its associations with Schindler and Spielberg, traces of Kazimierz’s Jewish history have not only survived, but literally abound in the form of the district’s numerous synagogues and Jewish cemeteries. In fact, no other place in Europe conveys a sense of pre-war Jewish culture on the continent better than Kazimierz. As a result, the district has become a major tourist draw and pilgrimage site for Jews, which has led to the return of contemporary Jewish culture in the area. Each summer since 1988 the massively popular Jewish Culture Festival has filled Kazimierz’s streets and cafes with music, while educating Kraków’s residents and guests about the city’s pre-war Jewish history and celebrating modern Jewish culture. The fact that it’s one of the year’s biggest parties proves that there’s more to Kazimierz than sepia photographs and old synagogues. Here you’ll find the heart of Kraków’s artistic, bohemian character behind the wooden shutters of dozens of antique shops and art galleries. Peeling façades and obscure courtyards hide dozens of bars and cafes, many affecting an air of pre-war timelessness. Centred around the former Jewish square now known as Plac Nowy, Kazimierz has emerged as the city’s best destination for cafe culture and nightlife. Alternative, edgy and packed with oddities, Kazimierz is an essential point of interest to any visitor.
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Krakow Food and Vodka Tour - $16!!!
Krakow Food and Vodka Tour - $15!!!
We LOVE food tours. In our past (big-spending) life, we took them often when we traveled. They tend to be expensive, so we haven't done one lately.
Walkative offers lots of free walking tours (we took 2 of them!). They also have a few paid tours. We booked a Food and Vodka Walking Tour of Krakow. At 60 Polish zloty per person ($16USD), it was the cheapest one we've ever taken. We didn't expect much so we were blown away that it was as good as tours we've done for 4 times the price.
We visited 9 locations and tried 1-5 items in each spot. Our guide was informative and enthusiastic (and, it was her birthday!).
The tour was in English and we HIGHLY suggest it.
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We tried...
-2 types of soup
-pickles and pickled new cabbage
-3 types of sausage
-a huge sweet strawberry
-3 kinds of cheese
-rye bread
-pork liver pate
-savory and sweet pierogies
-a local fruity drink
-poppyseed cake
-FIVE kinds of vodka (plain, elderflower, honey, cherry and caramelized sugar)
Since Amy doesn't drink much, Tim expected 10 small shots to himself. Surprise! Amy drank the last 4.
After a breakfast that was so yummy (at Charlotte), we returned that same night for our last night's dinner. A delicious day in Krakow.
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