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Hotel in Budapest

Movie locations around the world part 8

This is part 8 of my quest for finding movie locations around the world. Contents: Parts Unknown, No Reservations, The Layover, Michael Palin’s New Europe, Michael Palin’s Pole to Pole, Michael Palin’s Sahara, Mission Impossible 5: Rogue Nation, November Man, Homeland, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Home Alone 2, Blood Diamond.

The bricks of Gdansk

The bricks of Gdansk

Gdansk isn’t the kind of place that begs for attention. It doesn’t seduce like Paris or scream like Las Vegas. It stares back at you, silent and scarred, daring you to look closer.

The horrors of Auschwitz

The horrors of Auschwitz

I didn’t expect to be back in Krakow four months later, but here I am. The city was already beautiful in spring but it’s absolutely gorgeous in summertime as well.

Front Fabrik Festival in Krakow

Front Fabrik Festival in Krakow

It’s a sunny weekend in Krakow and I’m here to attend the first year of the Front Fabrik Festival. The first night was a warm-up party. We went through Kazimierz across the river Vistula and arrived in the Podgórze district.

The dragon of Krakow

The dragon of Krakow

Krakow wears its legends like a second skin. And deep in the belly of Wawel Hill, beneath the cathedral spires and royal bones, lurks a story that refuses to die.

Warsaw from above

Warsaw from above

From up high, the view of Warsaw stretches out like a history book thrown open mid-sentence. The five-star hotel InterContinental Warsaw offers a good look at the city. It’s the tallest hotel in Poland, but it’s overshadowed by another nearby building.