So now we are finishing up with our four days in Krakow and I’ve seen a lot of things I don’t particularly want to write about but I am glad I have come all this way so that whatever essence of human spirit or human hope that remains at Auschwitz and Birkenau knows that I […]
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My trail of criminal acts stretches across Europe
I can’t believe we’ve only had Day One of what will be 7 days of World War II sites. It’s hard to see these places and not feel incredible anger and a bit of vulnerability for being Jewish. Krakow is full of preserved memories and homages to the plight of the Jewish people killed here […]
Food highlights of England
Today we toured the Bodleian Library. We opted for the extensive 90 minute tour and so we were assigned Sue as a guide. I knew it wasn’t going to go well when she revealed she has a PhD in “informatics”, which she got after stints in teaching and nursing. Ron boldly asked what informatics is […]
Loving the dorm life
When I was planning this trip, I ran into a lot of trouble finding affordable lodging in Oxford, and so I went with the idea of booking a dorm room for the two nights we are here. The TripAdvisor reviews of this Keble College place were pretty good, and described the dining room in glowing […]
Travels with Valerie 