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Monday, September 29, 2014

Wawel Castle - Krakow, Poland

Linking to Rubbish Tuesday
and Our WORLD TUESDAY


Wawel fire-spitting dragon. Early medieval legends tell stories of a dreadful dragon that lived in a cave on Wawel Hill, about his slayer Krakus and about the daughter Wanda who drowned herself in the Vistula rather than marry a German knight.


Wawel Castle on the Vistula River
 It was definitely a big hill to climb up to the castle especially on a hot day.
 Gates were open. For those with special permission, the barriers in the middle of the driveway lower when cars pass through.
Wawel grounds
Original footings of older buildings. 

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10 comments:

  1. Holly MyersSeptember 29, 2014 at 7:46 PM

    Interesting place!

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  2. LVSeptember 29, 2014 at 7:46 PM

    Thank you for this great tour of an area I never will see otherwise.

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  3. TexWisGirlSeptember 29, 2014 at 8:33 PM

    quite a neat entrance to that fine place!

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  4. Dies und DasSeptember 30, 2014 at 4:36 AM

    Schöne Bilder zu einer interessanren Reise !
    Schönen Gruß,
    Luis

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  5. RoanSeptember 30, 2014 at 5:47 AM

    Beautiful old building and love that entrance with all the greenery! Thanks for linking up!

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  6. IngridSeptember 30, 2014 at 10:52 AM

    Must be an interesting place to visit !

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  7. IdaSeptember 30, 2014 at 6:50 PM

    Very cool. Loving the Dragon and the legend as well.

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  8. JoceeSeptember 30, 2014 at 8:20 PM

    An impressive looking place.

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  9. A Colorful WorldOctober 1, 2014 at 10:47 AM

    Oh, love the stories! What a magical, interesting place! Not so great for the daughter, though...that was sad! Lovely photos of the castle and grounds.

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  10. orvokkiOctober 3, 2014 at 2:20 AM

    Beautiful place !!

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