Chapter 26: Poland Part I October 23, 2018 The Wawel (Va•Vel) Castle View fullsize A view from inside the grounds. View fullsize Always a sucker for models... View fullsize A sculpture of the famous dragon that lived under the Wawel castle. We heard several tales about this dragon, but they were all consistent that the person who tricked and ultimately killed the dragon did it by feeding it a sheep filled with sulfur which caused the dragon to drink and drink from the nearby river until it exploded. Some stories differ in that the man, names Krak went to kill the dragon in order to marry the king’s daughter, another story went that one of the king’s two sons did it and killed his brother. View fullsize The dragons lair. There were pretty neat caves under the castle. More from Krakow View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Zakopane View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize