Leonard went to Poland for two weeks in September of 2019 to attend the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Europe's largest human rights conference. Here's a photo of him speaking on gender equality. He posted 115 photos on Facebook, but I'm just sharing my favorite 25.
He spent most of the two weeks in this hard chair for about 12 hours a day.
The conference was held inside this stadium.
Luckily, he had a great breakfast each morning at his hotel that lasted him until dinner. Here he is enjoying blueberry perogies.
He was on the 30th floor of his hotel and had this great view of the Palace of Culture and Science. It was built during the Communist era and is commonly referred to as the Eighth Sister, because it was designed by a Soviet architect who built seven similar styled buildings in Moscow.
A more quaint town square, Old Town Market Place.
With a statue of the warrior mermaid who is the symbol of Warsaw.
One of the old city gates, Barbican.
He visited an art exhibit of Albrecht Durer (born in 1471)...
...and Jan Lebenstein (born in 1930). The above two paintings are each of their interpretations of Christ with the Seven Stars and Seven Candlesticks from the book of Revelation.
During the weekend between the two weeks of the conference, he set off for some sightseeing in Krakow on Saturday and he went to church in Warsaw on Sunday. Here is a picturesque tower from the old city wall of Krakow.
A fancy carriage, and look at the cobblestone street!
The town hall clock tower. Look at the cute yellow and blue buildings in the background too.
A charming church that was hosting a wedding while Len passed by.
Another impressive church...
...with this amazing ceiling! How do you make wavy stone?
The Kosciuszko burial mound. The man buried here is a Polish war hero, who also fought with George Washington in the American Revolutionary war.
The view from the top of the mound.
On to the Wawel Royal Castle (that's a tongue-twister in English!).
This castle includes nearly all European architectural styles- Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque.
The castle was originally built for King Casimir III the Great. Some of the oldest buildings date back to 970 and it is the first UNESCO World Heritage Site in the world!
Len also did a little shopping at the Cloth Hall market.
Some decorative pillars in the market.
And we can't forget the ladies!
He brought me home a Nativity set and himself a chess set, although Hiram plays it the most. I'm grateful for the work Len does and I'm glad he got to explore more of the world, I just wish I could have gone with him!
*The two weeks he was gone were very stressful at home. The new owners of our old home had their final walk-through of the house, so we had to have it completely spotless; I had the final pre-delivery inspection of our new home; Hiram had dental surgery; Macy had eye surgery; and I got the keys to our new house the morning of the day he flew back home- missing the last day of the conference to help us move. As they say, when it rains, it pours! Life is hardly ever balanced, but it's still good!
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