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Birkenau- Where the prisoners slept in queen size triple bunk-beds. 12 people on each level of the bunk. People with the smallest numbers on their arms got to sleep on top, because they had been there longer. Birkenau- Where they were allowed to use the toilet twice a day for 5 minutes. Many people were pushed, shoved and injured trying to get a spot. Birkenau entrance Birkenau Birkenau train tracks that lead right to the gas chambers and came back Birkenau Remains of Gas Chamber- Birkenau Memorial at Birkenau These plaques are written in several different languages in front of the memorial at Birkenau The end of the railroad tracks where many people met their fate. Birkenau Photograph of people waiting to be selected for work or Photograph of people waiting to be selected for work or Old Town Square, Krakow. They had a festival and this booth was set up with this huge hanging pot of charcoal cooking meats. On the side they had Saur Kraut, Bigos and other Polish specialties. Close up of Polish meat. Cooking and Kraut. Krakow Walking up to Wawel Castle, Krakow Entrance to Wawel Castle (Fortified Palace) Wawel Cathedral Building in Wawel Picturesque Wawel view Picturesque Wawel view Martin at top of tower Martin under bell at top of tower (It was quite a walk to the top!) Sarah under bell at Wawel Castle (in tower) Sarah in Wawel cave These are sculptures inside the Salt Mines outside of Krakow. 124 miles of tunnels, 2040 caverns- some are HUGE, and 442 Feet below the surface. This place was amazing. Salt Mines. Some of the caverns were the size of VERY large houses. One cavern had a lake with a boat in it. Salt mines. All floors and walls are made of salt. All sculptures are made of salt. You can lick the walls. The air is supposed to be amazing for people with asthma or other breathing problems. This is a cathedral 400 feet below surface. EVERYTHING is made of salt! Including chandeliers- it's huge! It was created by 3 miners and took 68 years. (The mines are about 900 years old.) Salt Mine Cathedral Chandelier in Salt Mine Cathedral The Last Supper carving in Salt Mine Cathedral- carved into the wall- salt!
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