In November 2008, Kim and I visited Krakow for a long-weekend city break. The first group of photos are from the city, and the second batch are from the nearby Auschwitz and Birkenau (Auschwitz II) extermination camps.

(Click on a picture to enlarge) Krakow airport You talkin' to me? Andy doing some research. Our hotel, Hotel Amber Church near our hotel on the corner of Garbarska and Karmelicka Looking down Karmelicka towards the old town Christmas market and town hall tower in Rynek Glowny Head sculpture in Rynek Glowny Inside the 'Cloth Hall' in Rynek Glowny Andy feeding some of his friends in Rynek Glowny (the main market square) Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady, Rynek Glowny The town hall tower and cloth hall, Rynek Glowny Church of Saints Peter and Paul Church of Saint Andrew Wawel Castle Kim at Wawel's gate View from Wawel Wawel Cathedral View from Wawel Inside Wawel Castle Another view inside Wawel Castle View from Wawel Creepy wooden sculpture outside a shop on Grodzka Kim outside Camelot, a very cool cafe we discovered in the old town A cabaret singer we met at Camelot Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady, Rynek Glowny Inside the basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady Rynek Glowny Christmas market at dusk Electrified fence and the back of the kitchen, Auschwitz "Arbeit Macht Frei" (work brings freedom), main gate, Auschwitz Electrified fence and "Halt! Stoj!" sign, Auschwitz Auschwitz The 'Death Wall' (think firing squad), Auschwitz Guard tower, Auschwitz Fence and guard tower, Auschwitz Auschwitz Guard shelter at the assembly square, where punitive 'roll calls' occurred, Auschwitz "Arbeit Macht Frei" (work brings freedom), main gate, Auschwitz Electrified fence and "Halt! Stoj!" sign, Auschwitz Between the fences, Auschwitz The crematorium, Auschwitz Inside the crematorium, Auschwitz Electrified fence and barracks, Auschwitz "Arbeit Macht Frei" (work brings freedom), main gate, Auschwitz Electrified fence, Birkenau Electrified fence and chimneys of former wooden barracks, Birkenau Electrified fence and chimneys of former wooden barracks, Birkenau Electrified fence and guard tower, Birkenau Pond where victims' ashes were dumped, Birkenau Pond where victims' ashes were dumped, Birkenau Field where victims' bodies were burnt in the open, Birkenau Remains of gas chamber and crematorium 5, Birkenau Bath house, Birkenau Railway and platform (Judenrampe) where prisoners arrived, Birkenau Ruins of one of the two main gas chambers/crematoria, number 2, Birkenau Brick barracks of the women's camp, Birkenau Bunks inside the women's camp, Birkenau The main SS guard house - the "Death Gate", Birkenau View from the SS guard house "Death Gate", Birkenau View from the SS guard house "Death Gate", Birkenau Kim boarding the plane to leave