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October 2023. Wroclaw, Krakow, Auschwitz, Warsaw and Gdansk, the end of the line. 65 photos, in the order I took them.

Wroclaw and Krakow

October 2023 · 13 photos

Bowl of red soup topped with herbs in Wroclaw
Bowl of red soup with herbs
Pierogi with pickles and cranberry sauce in Wroclaw
Pierogi with pickles and cranberry sauce
The Grunwald Monument on Matejko Square, Krakow
The Grunwald Monument on Matejko Square
The round brick Barbican outside Krakow's Old Town walls
The Barbican
St Florian's Gate, the old entrance to Krakow's Old Town
St Florian's Gate
Florianska Street leading to St Mary's Basilica, Krakow
Florianska Street leading to St Mary's Basilica
St Mary's Basilica on the Main Square, Krakow
St Mary's Basilica on the Main Square
Souvenir stalls inside the Cloth Hall, Krakow
Stalls inside the Cloth Hall
The brick Town Hall Tower on the Main Square, Krakow
The Town Hall Tower
The Cloth Hall across Krakow's Main Square
Main Square, Krakow
Krakow's Main Square and Cloth Hall lit up at night
The Main Square and Cloth Hall lit at night
Beef tartare with egg yolk, pickles and mushrooms in Krakow
Beef tartare with egg yolk and pickles
Fried pierogi topped with bacon in Krakow
Fried pierogi with bacon

Auschwitz-Birkenau, Oswiecim

October 2023 · 18 photos

The rail line leading to the gatehouse at Auschwitz II-Birkenau
Auschwitz II-Birkenau
Rows of wooden bunks inside a barrack at Auschwitz II-Birkenau
Wooden bunks inside a Birkenau barrack
Rows of concrete fence posts at Auschwitz II-Birkenau
Rows of fence posts at Birkenau
Ruins of a gas chamber and crematorium at Auschwitz II-Birkenau
Ruins of a gas chamber and crematorium at Birkenau
Wooden guard tower at Auschwitz II-Birkenau
Wooden guard tower at Birkenau
The International Monument to the Victims at Auschwitz II-Birkenau
The International Monument at Birkenau
Rubble of a crematorium destroyed in 1945 at Auschwitz II-Birkenau
Rubble of a destroyed crematorium at Birkenau
The wooden deportation wagon on the unloading ramp at Auschwitz II-Birkenau
The deportation wagon on the ramp at Birkenau
The rail spur running toward the gatehouse at Auschwitz II-Birkenau
The rail spur running into Birkenau
Inside a brick barrack with bunk niches at Auschwitz II-Birkenau
Inside a brick barrack at Birkenau
Brick chimneys and foundations of the wooden barracks at Auschwitz II-Birkenau
Chimneys and foundations of the wooden barracks at Birkenau
The Arbeit macht frei gate at the entrance to Auschwitz I
The Arbeit macht frei gate at Auschwitz I
Double barbed-wire fence and brick blocks at Auschwitz I
Double fence and brick blocks at Auschwitz I
Pots and pans taken from deportees, on display behind glass at Auschwitz I
Confiscated pots and pans behind glass at Auschwitz I
Enamel bowls taken from prisoners, on display at Auschwitz I
Enamel bowls taken from prisoners, on display at Auschwitz I
The Death Wall with flowers and candles between Blocks 10 and 11 at Auschwitz I
The Death Wall between Blocks 10 and 11
Fence and skull warning signs along the camp perimeter at Auschwitz I
Fence and warning signs along the camp perimeter
Road between the brick blocks at Auschwitz I
Road between the brick blocks at Auschwitz I

Warsaw

October 2023 · 23 photos

Colorful historic townhouses around Warsaw's Old Town Market Square with an elderly man walking across the cobblestones, Poland
Warsaw
Autumn trees along a path in the Saxon Garden, Warsaw
Autumn trees in the Saxon Garden
Fountain in the Saxon Garden surrounded by autumn trees, Warsaw
Fountain in the Saxon Garden
Yellow leaves covering the ground in the Saxon Garden, Warsaw
Yellow leaves on the ground in the Saxon Garden
Honour guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Warsaw
Honour guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The colonnade of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Warsaw
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier colonnade
The Carmelite Church on Krakowskie Przedmiescie, Warsaw
Carmelite Church on Krakowskie Przedmiescie
Courtyard of the Presidential Palace with its equestrian statue, Warsaw
Courtyard of the Presidential Palace
The Adam Mickiewicz monument and flowerbeds, Warsaw
The Mickiewicz monument and flowerbeds
The red Royal Castle on Castle Square, Warsaw
The Royal Castle
Sigismund's Column on Castle Square, Warsaw
Sigismund's Column on Castle Square
The brick Gothic front of St John's Archcathedral, Warsaw Old Town
St John's Archcathedral
Painted houses on the Old Town Market Square, Warsaw
Old Town, Warsaw
Warsaw Old Town townhouses under a mackerel sky
Old Town townhouses under a mackerel sky
Painted houses on a cobbled street in Warsaw's Old Town
Painted houses on a cobbled Old Town street
The Barbican and the old city walls, Warsaw
The Barbican and the old city walls
Red brick gate of the Barbican, Warsaw
Red brick gate of the Barbican
Warsaw Old Town houses above the escarpment gardens
Old Town houses above the escarpment gardens
Royal Castle gardens and arcades from below, Warsaw
Royal Castle gardens and arcades from below
The Warsaw Mermaid statue by the Vistula at sunset
The Warsaw Mermaid statue by the Vistula
The Palace of Culture and Science at the end of a street, Warsaw
The Palace of Culture and Science at the end of a street
The Palace of Culture and Science lit purple at night, Warsaw
The Palace of Culture and Science lit purple at night
The Palace of Culture and Science in morning fog, Warsaw
The Palace of Culture and Science in fog

Gdansk

October 2023 · 11 photos

Row of colorful ornate gabled townhouses on Gdansk's Long Market at dusk, with cafe lights glowing, Poland
Gdansk
Pierogi with mushroom sauce and beetroot in Gdansk
Pierogi with mushrooms and beetroot
St Mary's Church, the huge brick church in Gdansk's Main Town
St Mary's Church, the big brick church in the Main Town
White vaulted interior of St Mary's Church, Gdansk
White vaulted interior of St Mary's Church
Mariacka Street with its stone front terraces, Gdansk
Mariacka Street with its stone terraces
The Motlawa River lined with old granaries and boats, Gdansk
Motlawa, Gdansk
Main Town Hall tower over Long Market, Gdansk
Town Hall tower over Long Market
Long Market and the Main Town Hall, Gdansk
Long Market and the Main Town Hall
Artus Court and Neptune's Fountain on Long Market, Gdansk
Artus Court and Neptune's Fountain on Long Market
The brick Prison Tower and Torture House, Gdansk
The Prison Tower and Torture House
Red brick tower near the old town gate, Gdansk
Red brick tower near the old town gate

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