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Sunday, February 13, 2011

Krakow - Kazimierz and Nowa Huta

Kazimierz and Nowa Huta
(top row) Kazimierz is located within walking distance southeast of the Wawel.  It was a former Jewish Quarter.  Spielberg came here to shoot "Schindler's List" as this town had one of few remaining visual relics of Jewish heritage.

(bottom row) Nowa Huta can be reached from Krakow by tram.  You alight at Plac Centralny, the suburb's central square.  It was a former communist town.  The landscape varies little throughout the district.  This town served as a dormitory for the steelworks workforce.  We noticed a lot of Polish elder folks as we walked around the suburb.
Nowa Huta park

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