June 26 2013 Bone Church and Salt Mine

After Auschwitz we went to a church called Bone Church.We had heard of this church and I was interested in seeing it.Inside they have over 40,000 bones of people that had died.The monks placed these bones over 400 years ago to remember them as both living and dead.There is a chandelier that has every bone in the body used.I'll try and post some photos.

Our next stop was Wieliczka Salt Mine.It has been producing salt since at least the 11th century.Miners would go to work in the dark and come home in the dark.To pass the time the miners started carving figures,chandeliers,and a elaborate chapel from the salt.It is a long ways down and  has you go down lots and lots of stairs.There is the Chapel of St. King's carved over 3 decades.You can see lots of scenes that were carved by the miners.Quite interesting.

Next stop Krakow.