Teran in Poland (B4 Mr. Anderson, Kasey Anderson)

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Picture album of Poland (see Teran posing with a Polish gnome)

Teran rode the bus into Poland, a change from all the train rides on the Eric's 3 month eurail pass. Let's see what Teran knows about Poland before his visit. Warsaw is the capital of Poland. Pope John Paul II (Karol Józef Wojtyła) who died in April, 2005 was from Poland. Auschwitz-Birkenau was the notorious WWII concentration and extermination camp mass extermination of Jews.

Information Teran found is that the national name is Rzeczpospolita Polska (about the ssize of New Mexico) with a population of about 38.5 million people. It is a north-central Europe, surrounded by Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and a little slice of Russia. The Baltic Sea is north of Poland. Zloty is the monetary unit. Warsaw is the capital and other large cities include Lodz, 778,200 people; Krakow, 733,100; Wroclaw, 632,200; Poznan, 581,200; Gdansk, 456,700; Szczecin, 415,700. The majority of the people are Polish, but very small minorities include Germans, Belorussian, Ukranian and others (2.7%). Most are Catholics, though there are also Eastern Orthodox and Protestant.

Though it helps to know about Poland, it is more fun traveling with Teran and his friends in Poland and criss-crossing Europe

More than vodka and sausages (a summary about Poland would not do justice to the more interesting original account of Eric's travels) .

Teran had a great visit in Poland. "I (Teran's host) arrived in Berlin two days ago (after having left Poland) and despite the crazy cold, I have enjoyed this new adventure land. It is just Teran and me for the near future, so give us a jingle to let us know how you are faring in your corner of the world."

-Tasting the flavor of places across the globe,
Teran and Pepper (aka Kasey)