Cracow and Zakopane, 28 Sept.–5 Oct. 2010

with the Leeds U3A Travel Group

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St Mary's church in the main square of Cracow.

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City Hall Tower, also in the main square.

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Monumental sculpture entitled "Eros Tied", by local artist Igor Mitoraj.

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Portrait of local hero Karol Wojtyła (Pope John Paul II) waving from a window of the house where he lived as archbishop of Cracow.

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Path up to the castle and cathedral on Wawel hill.

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The castle courtyard.

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Rock salt sculptures in the Wieliczka salt mine.

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Diorama showing how horses operated winding gear in the mine.

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Another display showing how salt was quarried.

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Our group enjoying dinner at the Morskie Oko restaurant in Cracow.

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Raft trip on the Dunajec River.

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Trzy Korony (Three Crowns) massif seen from the raft.

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Approaching a narrow gorge on the raft trip.

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Looking back to the gorge.

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View from the balcony of the Wersal Hotel, Zakopane.

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Chris in the hotel garden.

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Mary in the hotel garden.