We are feeling very much at home in Krakow
We are headed to Kazimierz - a district that was the centre of Jewish life in Krakow for over 500 years before the Nazi occupation
A coffee stop first in this quaint little bakery
Jan Karski - awarded the title of 'Righteous Among the Nations'
65,000 Jews of Krakow and its surrounds were murdered by the Nazis
We visited the Remue Synagogue. My great, great grandfather on my mother's side was Jewish.
The Nazis destroyed many of the tombstones within Jewish cemeteries, including this one next to the synagogue we visited. They restored as many as they could after the war
A 'wailing wall' has been created with small fragments of destroyed tombstones
It is customary to place a stone on Jewish graves
We visited Poland's oldest synagogue that is now a museum
We made our way further into Kazimierz for lunch
A warming traditional chicken noodle soup was very welcome, as once again the temperature outside was 7 degrees
A delicious cabbage roll with mashed potato
Lunch got the thumbs-up from the kids
This site was used for a very well known scene in Schindler's List
So was this one
Kazimierz Wielki - the former King of Poland
Helena Rubinstein - Australia has a connection to this 'Empress of Beauty'
The Vistula, or Wisla, River
The entrance to Oskar Schindler's factory - now a museum dedicated to the war years in Krakow
Photos of his workers
A stamped access card
Life in the cramped quarters of the ghetto
This tinware sarcophagus houses the list of names of those Schindler saved
Oskar Schindler's desk
The vile Amon Goeth - Commandant of the Krakow-Plaszow concentration camp. His malevolence was captured by Ralph Fiennes in Schindler's List
Nazi propaganda
This is a reproduction of a hiding space that housed 10 Jews
Obviously, no holiday photos will seem appropriate after having seen the images above
Does it work?
Sure does
Poland's flag
The courtyard of our apartment
St Mary's Basilica
Town Hall Tower
A traditional Polish meal at a restaurant called Marmolada - Dumplings for Kate & Luke
Eggplant with ricotta for Anastasia
Pickled herring for me
A side of fried cabbage
Beef stew for me & Anastasia
Pork ribs for Luke
Duck for Kate
Good night, Krakow
