Life is a never-ending journey

Krakow is, without any doubt, one of the most well promoted cities we have visited so far. Being Januar y, one woul d expect to see a grim and not so attractive place , still recoveri ng after the winter holidays. Think again! The city is alive and vibrant , its al leys full of people of the Babylonian sort and its co lorful establishments are luring visitors t o come in and have a taste of the polish traditions.   During our stay in Krakow we did n ot have just a roof over our heads, we ha d a home to stay in . Our hosts, Kasi a and Jurek have warmly welcomed us a nd made our polish experience even more pleasant. Through long, midnight dis c ussions we came about many "krakovian" stories and histories and found that we would soon want to return to witness these tellings.    Of course, the Krakow experience would not have been complete without actually tasting it... We think you are all familiar with "zapiekanka" and ...

Au trecut putin peste 70 de ani de cand vi etile a milioane de oameni au cunoscut acelasi destin tragic. Putin peste 70 de ani de cand genocidul a capatat noi sensuri si forme de manifestare.  Ceea ce s-a intamplat in mica localitate poloneza numita Oświęcim, cunoscuta mai bine sub denumirea germana de Auschwitz, avea sa schimbe complet notiunea de razboi si sa stigmatizeze pentru totdeauna popoare a caror unica vina a fost ca s-au aflat in locul nepotrivit la momentul nepotrivit. Intrarea in lagarul Auschwitz I, cu mesajul "Munca te va elibera" Obiecte apartinand prizonierilor Complexul de lagare Auschwitz-Birkenau a fost transformat in nucleul de tortura al celui de-al III-lea Reich, aici fiind directionati majoritatea evreilor, rromilor, prizonierilor de razboi din tarile sub ocupare nazista. Initial lagare de munca, complexul s-a transformat odata cu evolutia razboiului in centru de exterminare. Peste 1 milion de oameni si-au gasit aici sfarsitu...