History, Real Life, and Faith
I always laugh to see lions depicted so often in Europe. Not real lions in zoos–I haven’t been to a zoo in Europe since 1984– but carved, painted and represented everywhere you go. In spring 2013, I sought photos of lambs–I had envisioned an Easter blog post about the lamb of God as seen in Italian cathedrals. I didn’t see…
Read More
Who has heard of Kutna Hora? Not us. Yet, my husband has an interest in metallurgy and I figured we needed a stop on our nine-hour drive from Krakow to Prague. So, we arranged to stop there. Silver founded it Sitting on top the largest silver mine in Europe in the 13th century, it was the second most important city…
Read More
We visited Auschwitz as a pilgrimage on our way to Prague. What an emotional stop. Someone we love lost three family members there during WWII. I didn’t think she would ever visit–the horror and loss is too much. But we could go in her place and honor three individuals whose murder changed so much. It behooves us to never forget…
Read More
Two unusual Krakow museums worth visiting
Don’t you love to look at architectural details on buildings? I live in the suburbs of a middle-sized town in California. Ours is a tract house and we’re perfectly happy with it. I stroll our neighborhood admiring gardens and colorful front doors. But the houses themselves look similar. That’s not true in the big city and certainly wasn’t in Krakow….
Read More
We went to see the Krakow trumpeter in April 2018. I’d read Eric P. Kelly‘s 1929 Newberry Award-winning book, The Trumpeter of Krakow, and wanted to hear him in action. The hejnal song he plays is charming–even if it never finishes. My daughter and husband got to meet him. We enjoyed the bugling during our entire stay. Why does Krakow…
Read More