Coming to Krakow

Here are few photos taken on the bus upon arriving Karkow Including stone statues from the C Dołek Memorial of Torn-Out Hearts.

Visiting Jasna Gora Monastery

Located in Czestochowa, Poland, this is places for spiritual pilgrimage and the image of the Black Madonna.  It was a busy Sunday with many locals attending services; a priest performing blessing people’s belongings; protests going on and tourist trying to watch and observing the services…   I did get a glimpse view of black Madonna inside the monastery while the service was going on.  This happen because there was a narrow passage in side allow visitors moving through on their knees!   There were also paintings and sculptures of Black Madonna outside throughout the monastery.

On the Way from Warsaw to Jasna Gora Monastery

We saw that same palm tree again under a sunny day on our way to Jasna Gora Monastery when we said goodbye to Warsaw.  Out of blue some colorful apartments came! A little chic Inn we stopped for a bathroom break with some wildflowers.

Wilanow Palace

With a beautiful garden outside, Wilanow Palace is a royal palace that survived World War II and serves as a reminder of the Polish culture before the 18^th century. 

Warsaw Old Town

This little colorful town was reconstructed after WWII.  It was said that the reconstruction was so precise that one can hardly tell if the building survived the war or if it was rebuilt. In 1980 UNESCO added the Warsaw Old Town to its list of World Heritage Sites.