Here is some of the photos I took during a trip to Krakow, it was a fun city to visit and of course also I got to see some history along with it. These were taken back in 2013 and it is always fun to look back on old photos.
There is some photos from the concentration camp and the work camp near Auschwitz ( Oswiecim ) inside the post, this visit made a lot of impact and I was thinking not to share the photographs, but decided against it, so they are included in the post.
Now it is storm almost every day or rain in Bergen so I don´t get out as much as I used to, but hopefully it will turn very soon :-D. Atleast I get a chance to dig and organize in lightroom. Krakow is a city I must revisit, but next time I will spend some more time to take better photos than what I have in the archives 🙂
Oh I LOVE Krakow! so good to see these!
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thank you thats great 😀
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So you’ve been to Kraków! I really love the city. I studied there, spent there some six years, wonderful years… And Oświęcim / Auschwitz is terrifyingly unforgettable, isn’t it?
Thanks for the memories!
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yes it was very nice! loved the city and of course the wonderful food at the restaurants. Oświęcim / Auschwitz was very horrifying yes, especially the insides were they showed personal items and sleeping areas. Also of course all the stories you get from the guides made an impact.
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Powerful set! They blew us to the times of history.
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thank you so much Lepis, glad you liked those even if some of the photos were some historic locations with some bad history
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I really do hope you had some time to reflect between visiting Auschwitz ( Oswiecim ) and the Town Square. I think one needs days to recover form experiencing the visit to the concentration camp. Your choice of B&W there expresses well that bleak and hopeless reality that one feels there. I see that you visited Krakow in winter. I wish you could have been there in summer. It is so lovely then. And anyway, Krakow is my favorite city and one I visit every time I am in Poland. Is this the only city you saw?
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I did a lot of reflection while I was visiting Auschwitz. This is not the first camp I have visited, also visited one in Germany. I know it´s on the outskirts of Krakow, but still these were taken during my Krakow trip.We stayed for 4 days so we had some time to explore the city. I would probably stay for longer if I would go back to Krakow, and it would be interesting visiting during the summer also :-D.
This was the only city I saw during that trip, but I will travel to other cities in Poland when I get the chance.
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Well, let me know when you do. I can recommend things to see, since Poland is my home and I like my country 🙂
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Thanks, would appreciate any tips on where to go 🙂
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I’ve always enjoyed your images, but with respect, I’ll take exception to your showing images of the concentration camp.
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I agree, also with respect. Love your photography and I would not lump those photos under the term “fun”.
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ahh yes, I see that was insensitive if you would link that with the photos, and I of course would not categorize location as “fun”, but the trip itself was fun and I have taken more photos than this. I thought about making a disclaimer and seperate post with the photos from the concentration camp, but also I felt that this would be wrong in the end.
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It’s difficult for the viewer to parse out your reasoning and unfortunately the images as a collection have their own “voice”. In any case, as bloggers we’re all learning about how making amateur media affects the online community. 🙂
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ah yes, thanks for pointing it out. I tried to correct it now 😀
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Well actually I realized that I could see the gallery images if I clicked on the image then used the arrow button on my keyboard to scroll along…sorry about that. My keyboard skills are lacking! haha
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You are right, I was thinking not to share them as well, but found out that might be wrong also.
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Fascinating mesh of past and present.
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All ready you have taken best photos 🙂
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thank you 😀
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I was there in October!
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