We traveled from Warsaw, went to Czestochowa on our way to Krakow. After the Germans invaded and conquered Poland they divided the land into three sections. They annexed the western part of Poland to become a part of Germany, The middle section was called the Central government, then the East section was under the control of Russia, the Nazis alli. Krakow was the capital of the Central Government and since it held the Nazi government the city survived the war with no damage. This city is on the Vistula river as you can see from the first picture. Krakow is the home of Jagiegiellonian University which has appoximately 155,000 students and one of the oldest universities in Europe. In fact I had dinner with a Jagiegiellonian student. She was a absolute delight!
Across the river is the old Jewish section in Krakow called Kazimierz. More about that in the next post.
The last picture is of our guide in Krakow.