Monthly Archives: May 2014

Poland street art and the midnight train to Prague

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Tuesday, May 27th and Wednesday, May 28th ~ Krakow, Poland Many of the major cities now offer FREE walking tours and Krakow was no exception. They had several to choose from and we decided to try a slightly different avenue … Continue reading →

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Krakow, Poland ~ Three lessons learned the hard way.

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

May 26th ~ Krakow, Poland Our friends left very early this morning to fly back home to the states.  We are on our own once again. Sometimes you just have to stop and take care of business.  In this case … Continue reading →

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Krakow, Poland ~ River Tram ride to Benedictine Abbey, Underground City, Main Square

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

May 24th and 25th ~ Krakow, Poland After our tour ended and goodbyes were said, the six of us (Dick, Karen, Jan, Gary, Tim and I) prepared to move to a smaller hotel located right in the heart of the … Continue reading →

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Krakow, Poland ~ From castles to a salt mine

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

May 23rd – Krakow, Poland This is the last official day of our Gate 1 tour of the Baltics and it ended on a strange note. As a group we had a morning orientation city tour of Krakow which included … Continue reading →

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The Black Madonna and Auschwitz

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

May 22 ~ Auschwitz, Poland I had been both dreading and anxious about today.  Having heard about the atrocities that were inflicted by and upon mankind here, I was not sure how I would handle it. Thankfully our day started … Continue reading →

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Warsaw, Poland ~ Resurrected from the ashes of World War II

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Wednesday May 21st ~ Warsaw, Poland With a population of 1.7 million people Warsaw is the capital of Poland.  During World War II, they were devastated with as much as 85% of their buildings destroyed.  Like a Phoenix, they have … Continue reading →

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Vilnius, Lithuania ~ Our ABC day, St Peter and Paul Church, St Anna’s Church, Trakai Castle

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Monday May 19th- Vilnius, Lithuania Morning city bus tour followed by a walking tour through the UNESCO protected Old Town portion of Vilnius.  It seems that Gate 1 has managed to connect the dots, taking us from one UNESCO site to … Continue reading →

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Vilnius, Lithuania ~ Tidbits about Lithuania and visiting the KGB Museum

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Sunday May 18 – From Riga, Latvia to Vilnius, Lithuania It sure seems like we have spent a lot of time on buses lately.  I really don’t mind our travel days though.  Today we were on the road for around … Continue reading →

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Riga, Latvia ~ Art nouveau, snails, market place and blue cheese

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Saturday May 17th ~ Riga, Latvia One of the most famous people born in Riga is the brilliant dancer, Mikhail Baryshnikov.   Old Town Riga is all about the architecture, and the style is mostly Art Nouveau.  The majority are dated … Continue reading →

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Estonia to Latvia ~ Learning the history, seeing the countryside

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Tim and Joanne Joseph

Friday May 16th ~ En route to Riga, Latvia The majority of the day is spent on our bus traveling from Tallinn, Estonia to Riga, Latvia. Our seat assignment is front row, right behind the driver.  Gate 1 has a … Continue reading →

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