This am I was picked up in a Communist Trabant by
Communist Tours . It is a car that was made mostly out of plastic and had a 600cc engine. The tour started by taking me to a traditional Commnist Restaurant that has not changed since the 5o's. There my tour guide Bartek explained what all we would be seeing on our tour.
We walked me around Nova Huta, which was a huge community that was built by the communist. Nova Huta means New Steel Mill, and as you can guess by the name people that lived in Nova Huta also worked in the steel mill.
He then proceeded to take me to an old apartment that is still furnished with furniture from the 50's in the communist style. Photos of this can be found at
My flickr Photos.
Other places he took me were the Arka Dana or what is called the Lords Arc which is the first church of Nowa Huta. He also took me to the Mogila Monestary where there is a church built from wood from over 500 years ago. And the last spot on the tour was the Kopiec Kraka Mound where I was able to see all of Krakow, Poland.
Labels: Krakow, Poland