Bunker cont…
I have included a few pics of living quarters on the first level.
The tunnels are several hundred meters below thwe first level and are impressive but pretty plain. I have attached a few pics of them.
The tunnels follow the pre-World War II Polish/German border for over 150 km (before Russia took part of Poland and the Allance gave Poland some of it’s land back).
We had a chance to ride one of the handcarts used to navigate the bunkers long tunnel system.
Bunker continued…
Here are some photos. As you enter the bunker, you are greeted by several large hatch doors (weighting several hundred kilo a piece) followed by several tight turns greeted by fire holes for defending the machine gun nest. Inside: a 50 caliber Machine gun guarding the entrance.
German/nazi bunkers
On Wednesday, we had the opportunity to see one of the larger Nazi bunkers from World War II.
This bnker system was finished around 1928, as a defensive border for Germany against Poland. Adolf Hitler eventual abanded his defensive stance including this bunker, and chose to attack and take Poland.
Pictures:
Machine gun domes: Used to defend the hills surrounding the bunker entrance. You can see large holes & gashs made in these domes by tank shells. Each dome weights several tons.
Dragons Teeth: not sure of the histoy of the name but these crude but affective concrete barriers could hold out vehicles as big as a Russian tank (pictured here).
Yes, Im actually there…
For all of you sceptics that emailed me saying that I’m not really in Europe and need proof; here you go…
A pic of me in front of a polish door. What other proof do you need!
Here’s a castle…
Here is the only European castle we were close to on pur trip. It was one of the first major structures in what is now, Meidzydiech, Poland.
It was built over 800 years ago. The town and and it Christian heritage is credited to 5 French monks who made a missionary move to the region 1005 years ago.
One flush or two…
For those of you that have never been to Poland or the majority of Europe, here is a bit of random trivial knowledge:
The toliet is never called restroom because you with be taken to a lounge or a “restaurant” (as we found out, Thursday in Poznan).
The toliet itself is slighty diffent than it’s american cousin. It sometimes have two flush modes, “small” & “large”. I’ll let you figure it out!
Polish 101
So… I am told that Polish is one of the hardest languages for Americans to learn.
You may wonder, “why is that James?”
Well, unlike it’s Euro-neighbors languages, Polish is slovic, not romantic. So Polish is closer related to Russian than it is English.
I have posted a list of the polish alphabet with pronunciations so you can get a taste of how difficult it can be for a new speaker!
Example: Chodziez is pronounced Haudges
