I’ve been feeling home sick for Europe the last few days and so this week I decided to do 13 pictures from my last trip overseas.
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January 20th, 2011 in
Thursday 13 | tags: Thursday 13
OMG!!! What awesome pictures! I love the one where the statues come up from the street!!!!
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Now I want to go to Europe.
What are all the jars? Are those candles?
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I love travel photos. I like the one with the statues too. It certainly caught my eye.
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Wow, whose are amazing. I’d love to know what some of them are. Could you label them? Just a thought. Oh, I’d love to know the story behind the statues that come up from the street. 🙂
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That one with the statues is SO cool! I would love to go to Europe someday. 🙂 Happy Thursday!
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These are great! I, too, would love to know the origins. Happy TT!
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Please forgive me that there was not explanation of the pics. I had pasted it but I must have not updated the post.
Pic 1 is the. Japanese Gardens in Wroclaw. They were created with the help of Japanese garden specialists.
Pic 2 the sleepy gnome which sleeps in front of the Patio Hotel. There are many of them around Wroclaw. Each is very different. They were created as a artistic expression and became so popular that people would try to take them. People would come at night and try to saw them off at the ankles.
Now there are so many around the city in different places that it has become a journey to search to find them all.
Pic 3 is the Christmas market that opens each year for a week in the heart of the city. You can buy home made meats, baked goods and other treats.
Pic 4 this is Wroclaw University at night.
Pic 5 heart of the city, the huge Christmas tree that goes up each year.
Pic 6 this is the Wroclaw square, so full of history.
Pic 7 this bldg is now a shop and a school. During the war Hitler spoke here to the army when they invaded the country.
Pic 8 the freedom statues, on one side of the street the statues are going under the ground and on the other they are coming up. It is to symbolize the depression and war when people hid underground.
Pic 9 the square, this was a memorial for the president, his wife and the 80 plus people who died when their plane crashed over Russia.
Pic 10 Krakow, this is the Jagielonska University, one of the oldest buildings and a historical monument. Yes it is still used today as a University.
P 11 the Karpacz mountains, this was May and the snow was very visible as the weather was very cold.
P 12 the multimedia fountain in Wroclaw, at night the fountain does a light show with classical music. The fountain runs all day but the effects are amazing once the night comes.
P 13 this use to be a cathedral but it is now a government building. On one side in the basement is a restaurant and a pub.
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How very cool. I’ve never been to anywhere except the North American continent. I must start saving up my pennies. I need to go and see some of these beautiful sights.
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Great pics, Savannah. I especially like numbers 4, 6 and 13. And now i really want to go back to Europe, too. It’s been so long…
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Great pics!
*hugs*
Paige
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Gorgeous photos – makes me want to go out and snap some myself. I especially liked the shot of the university at night. Looks sooooooo cold there. 🙂 Awesomely atmospheric.
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Awesome pictures! My favorites are Wroclaw University at night, the Japanese garden, and the Freedom Statues.
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Amazing photos! Really lovely!
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Gorgeous pics Savannah!
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Jennifer thank you so much. Yes the first time I saw them I was amazed.
Alice, yes they were candles that people lit for the president and his wife plus the others who died in the crash, there was a week of mourning in the country.
Shelley thank you…I love all the pictures you post on your site as well.
Ciara, sorry that there was not write up, I made sure to add it in the comments…
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Stephanie, if you ever get to go please do. I want to return and this time I want to go to Greece and Italy. I adore it there.
Darla thank you, once again sorry for my blunder.
Maddy if you ever can take time and travel, see the world. There is so much you will see that will blow you away.
Heather where have you been to in Europe?
Paige thank you.
Kimberly the University is amazing when you stand up close to it. Its such a huge building and one would never think that it is a school. It looks like a historical building.
Tatiana thank you. I adored the garden. They have koy fish that are huge. The surroundings are so relaxing.
Julia thank you so much. I’m glad you like them.
Casey thank you. To be there is amazing. I miss it so much.
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FAb pix, I really thought it was somewhere in Austria. Had no idea Poland was so picturesque.
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I want to go to Europe! What gorgeous photos. Thanks for coming back and adding in the explanations. I appreciate the extra effort after it didn’t paste in.
Happy TT,
~Xakara
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Eden thank you…It is…My next trip I plan to take is Italy and Greece…Want to visit one or two places with every trip.
Xakara thank you…Oh I felt so bad that I did not notice my blunder with the description earlier…Thank you so much for checking it out. If you ever get to go do take the chance…You will fall in love.
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