Germany & Poland-June 2007

Berlin Near the Bode Museum

At the Brandenburg Gate

The Berlin Cathedral

The Reichstag & Cupola

Peter's Church at Kurfurstendamm, Berlin where my Grandpa was baptized.

Remnant of the Berlin Wall with the No Man's Land Behind It.

Panda Bear at the Berlin Zoo

Knut, the famous polar bear at the zoo

Asian Bears at the zoo

The Berlin Olympic Stadium Where Jesse Owens Ran

Zagan, Poland--Actual Site of the Great Escape. The poster is of the 50 who were shot after the escape.

The Actual Trapdoor used for Dick, one of the tunnels that the X-orgnization dug while in Stalag Luft 3.

Replica Cars used in the tunnels.

The air pipe used in the movie "The Great Escape"

Map of Stalag Luft Three in the Museum

Entrance to Harry and names of the 50-note Roger Bushell-Big X.

Dad and I t the exit to Harry

Karakow, Poland

Old Town Square in Krakow

The Cathedral in Krakow

The Flags were for the 750 Anniversary of Krakow being started as a city.

The Cloth Hall

Wieliczka Salt Mine-a Unesco World Heritage Site

Kazimierz (the Jewish Quarter in Krakow)

The old Synagogue at Kazimierz

Inside the new Synagogue

Jewish Cemetery at Kazimierz

Large Menorah on top of a Jewish restaurant

Sandomierz, Poland

This school was started over 400 years ago by one of my ancestors.

Old Town Square and City Hall in Sandomierz

The Town Square in Sandomierz

In Sandomierz

The Dulgosz House where paints of some of my ancestors hang.

A few paints of some of my ancestors

An 800 year old church near Sandomierz

Chritopor Castle

At Christopor Castle

This was the stable at the castle.

At the Back end of the Castle

Me at the Castle

This manor house was built and lived in by one of my ancestors at the beginning of the 17th Century.

At Nowe Miasto--This is a Real Martin Luther Bible that I got to handle.

Old Wooden Church and Bell Tower near Nowe Miasto, Poland

Train Museum near Bernsdorf, Poland

Malbork Castle-The Seat of the Tutonic Knights

Tutonic Knight Clothes on Display at the Castle

The Draw Bridge to the Inner Section of the Castle

Inside Malbork Castle

These cannonballs were used at the castle during warring times.

Gdansk, Poland

Gdansk

I loved the architecture at Gdansk.

Man-powered crane at Gdansk

Outdoor Living History Kashubian Museum. Some of my ancestors were Kashubian.

Kashubian Home-I loved the thatched rooves.

Kashubian Windmill

Kashubian School

At the Kashubian Museum