Wespent1.5daysinWarsaw,took2freewalkingtours:OldTownWarsawandJewishWarsaw.Bothweregood.1.PalaceofCultureandScience,agiftfromtheSovietUniontothepeopleofPolandin1950s.2.CastleSquare.3.CastleSquare.TheOldTownWarsawfreewalkingtourwetookstartedattheZygmunt'sColumnhere.4.TheOldTownWarsawfreewalkingtourendedatWarsawUprisingMonument.5.6.MusicfountainshowatMultimediaFountainPark.7.Saturdaymorningagroup...[
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BeforethetripIhaveheardpeoplesayGdanskissurprisinglypretty,butIamstillblownawaybyitwhenIgottoseeit.1.WanderingaroundGdansk.2.WanderingaroundGdansk.3.WanderingaroundGdansk.4.WanderingaroundGdansk.5.WanderingaroundGdansk.Gdanskhas2awesomemuseums:MuseumoftheSecondWorldWar(whichwespent5hoursinit!!!)andEuropeanSolidarityCentre(whichwespent3+hoursinit).Don'ttrytoseetheminoneday.Itistoooverwhelming.6...[
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Becauseweonlyhad3fulldaysatKrakow,wespent1.5daysatKrakow,halfadaytovisitWieliczkaSaltMine,andawholedaytovisitAuschwitzconcentrationcamp.1.WieliczkaSaltMine.2.WieliczkaSaltMine.3.WieliczkaSaltMine.4.WieliczkaSaltMine.5.WieliczkaSaltMine.6.WieliczkaSaltMine.7.Auschwitzconcentrationcamp,themaincamp.8.Auschwitzconcentrationcamp,themaincamp.9.ThecellwhereFatherMaximilianKolbevolunteeredtodieinplaceofas...[
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FromBudapestHungarywetookabustoKrakowPolandsincetherewasnoconvenienttrainridebetweenthesetwocitiesthatIcouldfind.Thebusridewasreallycheap,$15/person,7.5hoursbyFlixbus.Itwasnotexactlycomfortable.Therewasnoscheduledreststopsalongtheway.Itonlystoppedatsomebusstationstopickupmorepassengers.Soyouhadtopackyourmealsandsitonthebusfor7.5hours!1.OurapartmentjustoutsideofKrakowOldTown.2.GrunwaldMonumentnextt...[
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Pest,thebigandflatsideofBudapest,hasthebeautifulParliamentbuilding,whichisthehighlightoftheentiretrip.
1.HungarianParliamentBuilding.
2.HungarianParliamentBuilding.
3.HungarianParliamentBuilding.
4.HungarianParliamentBuildingTour.Itisbettertobookticketsaheadoftimeathttps://www.jegymester.hu/eng/Production/480000/Parliament-visit.
5.HungarianParliamentBuildingTour.
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Buda,thehillysideofBudapest,hasGellértHill,BudaCastle,MatthiasChurch,Fisherman'sBastion,andMementoPark...
1.PestfromGellértHill.
2.MatthiasChurchandFisherman'sBastion.
3.Fisherman'sBastion.
4.Fisherman'sBastion.
5.MatthiasChurch.
6.MatthiasChurch.
7.MatthiasChurch.
8.MatthiasChurch.
9.MatthiasChurch.
10...[
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MadeittoHungaryandPolandthisyear.Definitelyaharderplacetotravelonyourown.Thelanguagesaresodifferent,tryingtotypeanystreetnameinGoogleMapisachallenge,compoundedbyGoogleMapdidn'tknowhowtouseTramsinKrakoworwhereisundergroundPassinGdansk,causingittogiveusthelong/hardwaytogettoplaces.Andthelocalsprettymuchdidn'tspeakEnglishatall,andthelackofsignageorconfusingsignage...Itwasverystressfulatti...[
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Haven'tbeenbackforalmost2.5years,myparentsareclearlygettingolderfast.PersonallyIdon'tthinkitissafeorcomfortableforthemtoliveathomealoneanymore,buttheyrefusetomoveintoaseniorlivingplace,orhiringalive-innannyorevenanhourlyhelper.SothereisnothingIcandoexceptpraying.1.2.Withgovernmentsubsidy,theirapartmentbuildingjustaddedelevatorrecently.ItwasstillnotinusewhenIleft.Hopefullysoon.3.Sincethepeo...[
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1.DaytriptoDevilsTower,WY.Toobadtherewassomuchhazeintheairfromthewildfiresinneighbouringstates.2.DevilsTowerNationalMonument.3.DevilsTower.4.DevilsTower.5.DevilsTower.6.DevilsTower.7.OneofthefallingcolumnsofDevilsTower.8.AfterDevilsTower,wedrovebyDeadwood,SD,happenedtoseeacarshowthere.9.CarshowatDeadwood,SD.10.CarshowatDeadwood,SD.11.CarshowatDeadwood,SD.12.CarshowatDeadwood,SD.13.CarshowatDeadwoo...[
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AfterlivingintheU.S.forover20years,thisismyfirsttimevisitingSouthDakota,mainlybecauseIwantedtoseeMountRushmore.1.DrovepassCrazyHorseMemorial.2.MountRushmoreNationalMemorial.3.MountRushmoreNationalMemorial.4.ThefamousWallDrugStoreisworthyofaquicklook.5.EarlymorninginWall,SD.6.SunflowerfieldnearBadlandsNationalPark.Ineverknewthisbefore,SouthDakotaisoneofthetopproducersofsunflowersintheentireU.S.7.Pr...[
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