Poland
is an eastern European country on the Baltic Sea known for its medieval
architecture and Jewish heritage. Warsaw, the capital, has shopping and
nightlife, plus the Warsaw Uprising Museum, honoring the cityâ??s
WWII-era resistance to German occupation. In the city of Krakow,
14th-century Wawel Castle rises above the medieval old town, home to
Cloth Hall, a Renaissance trading post in Rynek Glowny (market square).
