Greetings from The Darron Family
Kind of like vacationing in Hunterdon County (if you are from New Jersey, you'll know what I mean.)
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 We
flew into Warsaw last week and spent a few days there, visiting some of
Monika's family and seeing the sights. Warsaw is quite an amazing
place. It was almost completely destroyed by the Nazis during WWII
and has been completely rebuilt to the way it looked before the war
We wandered the Old Town, and took a tour of the King's Palace. |
 August 1st marked the 61st anniversary of the Uprising, when the people of the city rose up against the weakened and retreating Germans. A new museum has opened commemorating the struggle, and we toured it before leaving the city. |
(Links open a new window) Click here for the Kids Photo Diary Click here for Anna's Travelogue We'll be back in Krakow in a week or so. We'll try to file another report then. Bill, Monika, Anna, Eva and Maria. |
We're
in central Poland, south of Warsaw, north of Krakow near the town of
Kielce. Why here? Because it is outside the city where
Monika's parents live in a low lying area that is good for her Dad's
health. The area looks a lot like Central New York or Ohio, with
fields, small farms and some light residential areas.