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February 2003
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I recently added two new towns to my list of
"conquered" Polish cities:Krościenko and Szczawnica.
(How
do I pronounce that!?).
Among the first thing I noticed was the strikingly
different architectural style of the area:
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Szczawnica was developed
as a vacation town as a result
of the Partitions and the resulting
restrictions on travel, which
forbade people from going to
Ojców.
Local springs provided the healing
mineral water that so many people
of the time enjoyed. Remnants
of that can still be seen, both
in the abandoned, carnaval "water
bar" and the the strange, still-functioning
communist-era "water-bar." |
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Still, Szczawnica's
"resort" status didn't keep
it from being overrun with social
realist architecture after the
war, as seen at right. In fact,
its semi high-profile status
probably ensured an inundation
of Uncle Joe's lack of taste. |
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Szczawnica was indeed
a strange town - a mixture of
communist boxes, fairy-tale
chapels, and modern apartment
buildings.
And, to be honest, I found it
a little boring. Good companionship
again saved the day . . . |
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