Budapest is an awesome city. Essentially the city is separated into two parts, the Buda part and the Pest side. The two parts are separated by a river in the middle of the city. In every guidebook you will read about the famous Turkish baths in Budapest. On my last day there I had to give it a shot. For those of you who are unfamiliar, Turkish baths are a combination of hot tubs at different temperatures. The coldest would be 20degrees while the hottest would be around 40 degrees. Also part of the experience are saunas and hot steam baths so you get a taste for both extreme dry and humid heat. Many people will tend to stay almost all day bringing lunch and lots of water. Of course you sweat like crazy in there. It's definitely worth a try. Needless to say, I was ridiculously relaxed when I left.
Krakow is said to be the place to be the heart of Poland. There is a lot of history which includes the home of the late John Paul II. Only an hour away is Auschwitz-Birkenau, one of the main Nazi death camps. I took a tour there in order to get a better understanding of the specifics. There is one word to describe the day "heavy". To think that this genocide happened only 65 years ago is unbelievable. This really gave me a better understanding of the operations on a daily basis. They would shave the heads of all women in order to reuse the hair for building mattresses. Everything was pillaged including gold teeth which was remelted into bars and sent to Germany. I realized exactly how efficient their operations were. What an eye opening experience.
Yesterday I took a day trip to Zakopane. It's location is on the south side of the polish border. Put simply, it's a small town with a great view of the mountains.
Today I am on a bus heading back to Slovenia in order to get to the Croatian coast. Krakow was 4 degrees last night which means it's time to migrate south for the winter.
Until next time
-Jonathan
Krakow is said to be the place to be the heart of Poland. There is a lot of history which includes the home of the late John Paul II. Only an hour away is Auschwitz-Birkenau, one of the main Nazi death camps. I took a tour there in order to get a better understanding of the specifics. There is one word to describe the day "heavy". To think that this genocide happened only 65 years ago is unbelievable. This really gave me a better understanding of the operations on a daily basis. They would shave the heads of all women in order to reuse the hair for building mattresses. Everything was pillaged including gold teeth which was remelted into bars and sent to Germany. I realized exactly how efficient their operations were. What an eye opening experience.
Yesterday I took a day trip to Zakopane. It's location is on the south side of the polish border. Put simply, it's a small town with a great view of the mountains.
Today I am on a bus heading back to Slovenia in order to get to the Croatian coast. Krakow was 4 degrees last night which means it's time to migrate south for the winter.
Until next time
-Jonathan
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