On
the 28th of November, students from Zespół Szkolno_Przedszkolny nr 2
in Sarnów set off on a trip to Wieliczka and Cracow in an
international company. There were students and their teachers from
Portugal, Spain and Italy. It was a very exciting day. Nobody has
been to the Salt Mine in Wieliczka before.
The trip
participants, divided into two groups: polish and foreign waited for
their tour guides. The tour started with a 360-degree climb down the
stairs. During the excursion the guide told students everything
they wanted to know about the mine history and its secrets. About the
forces of nature ruling within the depths of the mine, about the
ethos of hard work performed by the generations of miners. Travelling
further and further into the mine chasm they discoverd unusual places
and saw with their own eyes the power of human hands that once
excavated rock salt, as well as magnificent mining tools and
machines.
Students
had the opportunity to see a completely different image of the
mine hearing the legend about Princess Kinga and how she brought the
salt treasure to Polish land. Half way along the route they saw the
wondrous chapel dedicated to her and the saline works of art
decorating the chapel. Visitors had a moment for reflection
hearing the music of Chopin accompanying a light and sound
spectacle on the shores of one of the saline lakes. At the end of the
trip everybody tasted the polish dish offered in the underground
tavern.
There
was also time to relax and buy souvenirs, of course in beautiful
surroundings. After passing through the Vistula Chamber, the students
got into an old mining shaft and left the area.
After
leaving Wieliczka we set off on our way to Kraków. Our guide was
waiting for the group next to the Wawel Dragon's sculpture.
This
second part of the trip along the streets in the Old Town of Kraków
took us about two hours. Students admired the beauty of the first
capital of Poland, during listening the history and legends. At the
end of the trip we went to Chocolate Lounges of Wedel to taste
delicious chocolate with a piece of cake.
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