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Travel TON 1S OUTLOOK October Pa Re Three phase visit to Poland A stranger in a strange country I have just relumed from a day stay in Poland I hud never been lo Europe before and in many ways Poland was such an alien place I hat I often felt I was on mother planet rather than in another Iry speaking any Polish beyond yes and no me dldn t help me feel any more home I really have lo stress the portance of going the country on a guided tour otherwise can go trying lo go anywhere buy anything even getting lunch is no easy feat Travel operators in Ihc country are well aware of for an individual and are very willing lo arrange a package suits the taste of any group two My stay was divided Into three phases six days on a guided our with Orbis the largest lour operator In the country six days staying with a Polish woman STORY PHOTOS BY NADEAU Tin When the tide of battle turn the Naus planted dynamite throughout the city in order to blow I up Bui the Soviets surrounded the before Nous could escape and Cracow was saved I Hungarian empire in 1772 Two more partitions followed in 1793 and Poland did regain lis in dependence until 19 IB a hundred and twenty lhrceeare later Twenty one years after that Hitler attacked Ihe country on September IBM In Ihrec weeks he had totally defeated the Polish my With this loss began the most devastating period in Polish history Not only did to eliminate Jews In Europe he Ihal in Order meet German demands in east million Slavs had to die In Poland million died selves up In the years since war Ihe old in Warsaw has been completely rebuilt he Itovol Castle restored to its former glory through heroic and passionate efforts Poles arc pa I node proud heritage determined ill that is essential the of Polish culture citizen Polish people donated time money to restore Warsaw to its former beauty I shed tears many times during my slay the memorial to the Jewish ghetto Is profoundly moving fabulous churches that had been looted and burnt restored now but never regaining many of treasures the Nazis took were a rowing sight 1 did not visit though I was not far from there Cracow because I fell could not bear to see Ihe remnants of such a horrifying place Continued on page to 71 years of age Guaranteed Rates No Fees RRSP Annuities BHtHD NERMANN CLU BMMPTM it was ihe aspect that my and mind I would like to tin of Poland in this first article Poland as a country made its appearance around the year 1000 The nation is celebrating Its first mil emu the years Polish kings and princes ought for power over eastern Europe warring with various ethnic groups and factions Ihe mosl interesting enemy being the Teutonic Knights visited Malborg a and 13th century castlefortress built by the Teutonic Knights It Is so impressive and magnificent Ihal this castle alone Is worth the visit to Poland The next day I loured Torun a town deling from the I2lh century with Its own reminders of the Teutonic Knights II is also the birthplace of Copernicus Unfortunately country a series or weak monarchs and strong neighbours during the second half Ihe 18th and the