European Mine is "JUST UNREAL" it's "UNLIKE ANYTHING I'VE SEEN BEFORE" . | Wieliczka Salt Mine

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  • 30 Minutes by train from Krakow is the Wieliczka Salt Mine which tourists can visit. A guide takes you up to 130 Meters under the Polish ground. The mine dates bac to the 1600's, it's just incredible inside. It's like an underground city, complete with chapels, a lake, many huge caverns, a restaurant, theatre and almost everything is made from salt. The statues are all carved from salt, as well as the crystals on the chandeliers hanging in the mine. You will spend hours exploring the shafts, caverns and rooms inside the salt mine. It's a wonder of Poland and of Europe. I invite you to tour the mine with me.
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  • @sawomirmarnotrawny1694
    @sawomirmarnotrawny1694 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    form toruń with love.

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you my friend. I'm so glad that you've enjoyed the video. As you told me, Krakow is a special place. 🙏🏻

    • @sawomirmarnotrawny1694
      @sawomirmarnotrawny1694 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TravelAddictGuy I never said Kraków. my favorite city in Poland is Gdańsk.

    • @coldbastard6859
      @coldbastard6859 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@sawomirmarnotrawny1694 From*

    • @smiechuwarte-qt8pn
      @smiechuwarte-qt8pn 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TravelAddictGuy In Bochnia you have the second salt mine to visit, which has been in existence for 770 years

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@smiechuwarte-qt8pn Sounds like I need to visit that mine, too. Thanks for sharing.

  • @wiessiew9853
    @wiessiew9853 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +64

    In 1978 , the first 12 sites were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites List. Among them were the Salt Mine in Wieliczka, and the centre of Kraków. In the same year as Galapagos Islands and Yelowstone National Park

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      That makes a lot of sense. It deserves to be on that list of world treasures. 👏🇵🇱

  • @jkar4727
    @jkar4727 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    29:30 "Nie zginęła" means "did not die". Possibly the quote was preceeded by "Jeszcze Polska", making it "Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła" (kiedy my żyjemy) - "Poland is not yet lost so long as we live" is the first line of the Polish National Anthem.

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      That's great information, thank you for sharing. 🙏🏻

  • @MartinL.A.
    @MartinL.A. 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

    The mines of Moria! 😱😁 Great video again! 👍

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes, that's what it felt like I was in. 👑⛏️📜⭕️

    • @danziger9996
      @danziger9996 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TravelAddictGuy There is also a salt mine in Romania. The SLANIC SALT MINE (Salina Unirea), Slanic, Prahova, Romania 🇷🇴

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @danziger9996 My stepfather, who is from Romania, told me about that. I want to visit Romania one day, too.

    • @LongandWeirdName
      @LongandWeirdName 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Moria, but a bit more salty. Just a tiny bit, though. Dwarves are an irritable and resentful bunch.

  • @Kat-mr3qg
    @Kat-mr3qg 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    Kerry this definitely is something I have never seen in my lifetime. What a terrific video. Loved it.

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      It's so great to hear that you've enjoyed it that much. It's also unlike anything I had ever seen in my life. A treasure of Poland. 🙏🏻😎

  • @valije
    @valije 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I was there around 20 years ago. Absolutely recommended.
    Edit: I see they changed the elevator. The current one is super nice compared with the one we used. The old one was more like a hoist type that you can commonly see in mines. It had several levels and they let some people enter a level, move it up a bit, then some more people in again and do it a few times. We were packed like sardines, literally touching with several people in very poor light. Then, the best part: it went up like a rocket. Very very fast and we reached the surface in not time at all. I remember people screaming like in a roller coaster.

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There was another elevator for those who did not visit the museum. It may be the one you remember. The one I took was at the end of the museum tour. Yes, it is quite amazing.

  • @fcgeorgescu
    @fcgeorgescu 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    An incredible trip to the Polish salt mine in Wieliczka! This is for sure a world wonder trip site! Thanks for sharing!

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      If you have the chance to visit Krakow, you should visit Wieliczka salt mine. It's a unique and unforgettable experience. 🙏👑🇵🇱⛏️

  • @Nostrils0305
    @Nostrils0305 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    I visited the mines last year and they are truly impressive. I am back in Poland again this year, visiting central and north of the country. Łòdź, Jarocin, Wrocław, Warszawa, Gdańsk and Poznań..

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They are very impressive. Sounds like a wonderful trip, enjoy!

    • @iww6994
      @iww6994 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Check also Toruń on the way from Warsaw to Gdańsk😉

  • @kwetekmorus7281
    @kwetekmorus7281 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Dziękujemy.

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Dziekuje bardzo. 🙏🏻

  • @FBASD01
    @FBASD01 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    Impressive! Thanks for sharing.

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It's even more impressive in person. Thanks for watching.🙏🇵🇱😎

    • @munrobagger2823
      @munrobagger2823 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Do they still let you lick the salt walls or have they stopped that because of covid, also when I was last there you had to exit in a really small lift, very cosy

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@munrobagger2823 Our guide joked about licking the walls. So I think you could have if you wanted to. So I went out the elevator from the Museum, which wasn't that small. But most people were in line to go out a different one. Not sure if it was small, but online I read that it was.

  •  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love this content like this bro.. great job. No cringyness, just great informative content.

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks, bro. This place is absolutely insane. I hope that you can see it for yourself one day. 🙏

  • @thephilweknow3289
    @thephilweknow3289 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Wow really impressive place, thanks for the video Kerry! Who else can say they’ve eaten a meal in a salt mine 😁

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I can check off something else from my bucket list. The mine was incredible and to eat there was even more amazing. 😁🙏🏻

    • @wPelniSwiadomy
      @wPelniSwiadomy 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I ate there too. And personally, I think that it is much more impressive than on the recordings.

  • @funpilot2
    @funpilot2 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    Awesome tour. I really need to visit Poland. Will you still be there this summer? Hope to see you soon. --Steve & Mia

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Hi Steve and Mia. Yes, I will be here this summer. Any time you want to visit, just let me know. I'll be happy to show you around. It would be great to see you again, Pilot Steve. 🇵🇱😎

  • @annan5060
    @annan5060 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Glad you enjoyed it. Had my prom down there in the 90s - Nirvana sounds even better under salt chandeliers;)

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      You had your prom in a salt mine. Poland is like another world, love that song too. Kurt Cobain was gone too soon. 🤘🏻🎸

    • @mieczysawszafraniec9327
      @mieczysawszafraniec9327 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Oh! We were waltzing to Nothing Else Matters! :D Good times! :D

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@mieczysawszafraniec9327 Metallica!🤘

  • @nonperson22
    @nonperson22 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    1. It was a very salty trip
    2. It is possible to get married in Saint Kinga's chamber (the large chamber with the altar)
    3. At 24:14 Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper (salt version, of course)
    4. The Lord of the Rings ? Have you met any of Gimli's relatives ? 😁🤫

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I was looking for Dwarves down there. It seems they do everything down there, from weddings to boxing matches. The salt version of the Last Supper, bet that's one of a kind. 😁🇵🇱🍚

    • @jacekkangaroo4402
      @jacekkangaroo4402 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      there is a salt spa as well and a hotel.

  • @DanielaRicci-wx5zv
    @DanielaRicci-wx5zv 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The mine is much older than 1600s
    Salt brine was brought up in 1200s..and hard salt rock mined in deep shafts started in 1400s.
    There are drawings showing how it was done.
    Wieliczka is likely one of the oldest of its kind in Europe

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That is truly amazing. This place is something extraordinary.

    • @DanielaRicci-wx5zv
      @DanielaRicci-wx5zv 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @TravelAddictGuy
      You bet.
      Stay longer...see more in depth.
      Small territory but rich in marvels.
      Baw sie dobrze !..;)

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@DanielaRicci-wx5zv Dziekuje.

  • @marrlena947
    @marrlena947 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Great video Kerry! As a fellow American in Spain I agree with you about the liberty in the lack of restrictions. The salt air must have been exhilarating as well. I have a 100% Polish grandma so I want to visit.
    Check out the documentary Europa.
    ¡Gracias!

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hola, it's wonderful that you have a Polish grandmother. Yes, the salt air is very healthy to breathe. This place is an absolute wonder, you should visit it and Krakow. I'm glad that you agree with me about the level of freedom in Europe. Thanks, I'll check out that documentary. Dziekuje bardzo. 🙏🇵🇱😎

    • @boskee
      @boskee 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TravelAddictGuy"Freedom" is one of those things that our European minds can't comprehend. Americans tend to claim they have freedom and other nations don't and we just shrug because what sort of freedoms do they (Americans) think we don't have? Certainly the freedom to carry an assault rifle in public. We don't have that, yes. We also can't shout racial abuse at random people in public. That's true too. But on the other hand we can (mostly) cross the road anywhere we like and not have to end up in jail if we fail to cut the grass in our front yard. It's all a bit silly. I love Americans, but I hate how some of them shout ignorant stuff.

  • @apacz3995
    @apacz3995 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Greetings from Kraków:)

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you, Krakow is an amazing city. 🙏🏻

  • @Stoyan1985
    @Stoyan1985 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Imagine how much hard work many people put in this ... mind-blowing ...then the art and all details

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      My mind has trouble imagining the time it would have taken to create all of this. I'm guessing this took hundreds of years to make. It's just astonishing.

  • @DamorkaDalilla
    @DamorkaDalilla 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you so much. I was in Wieliczka a few years ago and it was nice to watch it again.

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Really appreciate your kind comment. Thanks for watching. 🙏

  • @MarkS-j5v
    @MarkS-j5v 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow, very stunning and amazing. Great job my friend. Maybe you can be our tour guide when we come and visit! Greeting from not-so-sunny FL 🙂

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It was an extraordinary experience. If you come to Wroclaw, we can meet for a coffee or drink. Send me an email, it's in the description. Thanks.

  • @MadmaxMadmax-qr9ck
    @MadmaxMadmax-qr9ck 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Hello, the less known but also very beautiful and full of attractions is the Bochnia Salt Mine, a little further from Wieliczka

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for sharing. I might have to make a video there sometime. I was blown away by the wonders of Wieliczka. 🙏🇵🇱

  • @Beneficiis
    @Beneficiis 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Do not be surprised by dryness of the place - salt pulls moisture from the air, but it degrades it's structure. As tours continue, structure degrades and needs to be actively maintained - because humans also exude moisture in breath and sweat, it also gets absorbed by salt.
    Of course it's not like super strong effect, it takes a while. But was also one of reasons salt could be used for food preservation.

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It makes perfect sense now. But my first thoughts that it would be cold and damp, like a cave I've visited. But, it's not like that at all. Thanks for the explanation.

  • @barbac3742
    @barbac3742 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Indeed, Wieliczka Salt Mine is our Polish treasure ❤

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This place is a wonder of the world, I'm so glad that it's here in Poland.

  • @pluki1357
    @pluki1357 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very nice video, thank you!

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you very much. 🙏🏻

  • @anybodyhandle
    @anybodyhandle 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you so much for the tour. One day I’ll be there- is just amazing place- simple world wonder to see. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🌈

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It is just an incredible place to visit. I hope that you can see it for yourself some day.

  • @tom12878
    @tom12878 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thankyou my friend

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I am happy to share this adventure with you. 🙏🇵🇱

  • @marekgrzybek9508
    @marekgrzybek9508 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Fantastycznie!!!!!

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Dziekuje bardzo. 🇵🇱⛏️🙏

  • @byali4360
    @byali4360 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Good job on actually pronouncing Polish words (mostly) correctly. Most foreigners try to pronounce them as if it was written in English and fail miserably.

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      I've been living in Poland for about 6 months now, so I'm trying hard to understand Polish. I'm glad that you think I've done a good job. Dziekuje bardzo. 🙏🏻

  • @sawomirmarnotrawny1694
    @sawomirmarnotrawny1694 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    my friend... good job.

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you, I appreciate that.

  • @MrJsatrzab
    @MrJsatrzab 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The black salt is in it's original minable - rock form. The white salt is from humidity. Water settles on rock walls, dissolve littlebit of salt, and later evaporates in places like that living white salt behind :]

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was wondering about that. So they need to refine it somehow to get our white table salt. Very good to know, thanks for sharing. 🧂

  • @drill_don684
    @drill_don684 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    the plaque at 28:11 says "this commemorative plaque destroyed by Nazi occupier has been restored by Wieliczka miners 27 March 1965" the text above is in Latin idk what it says

  • @mieczysawszafraniec9327
    @mieczysawszafraniec9327 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I was at that lowest levels. Dude.... I've felt as if i've breathed to loudly i would wake up Balrog. They should open them up for a public with a very steep price and very limited groups.

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm very intrigued, was it dark down there? Are the passages much smaller than the higher levels? It does sound scary in fact.

  • @Pankocik
    @Pankocik 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You should also go on this other mine tour called the "miners tour"
    After the salt mine, you must visit the coal mine in Silesia, just like in Wieliczka, there are two versions of the tour during which you get to know the amazing behind-the-scenes of this work. The tour route is 170, 320 and 355 meters underground and it is the second deepest mine in Europe. and the lowest restaurant and pub.
    Guido Mine in Zabrze

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That sounds a bit scary, but I would love to try it anyway. I'll ad it to my list of things to do in Poland. Thanks for the recommendation.

    • @Pankocik
      @Pankocik 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TravelAddictGuy When choosing the mining route option in both cases (both salt and coal mines), you put on a suit, a helmet, and your own light source and tour the mine in this way. There is an underground railway ride and a few other attractions not available on the tourist route, and at the end you get a commemorative miner's diploma ;)
      There are a lot of hidden tourist gems in Poland, the market square and the old town in Krakow or Gdańsk are not all that Poland has to offer ;)

  • @messmeg7582
    @messmeg7582 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I was in the past in Wieliczka salt mine but I see they add few chambers and atractions.
    Great ture. I must go this year there with my sons.

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That's interesting to hear that they've added more chambers o the tour. It's an absolutely amazing place. I'm glad that you enjoyed my tour. I'm sure that your sons will enjoy a visit to the salt mine. 🙏🏻

  • @user-fj3en5pm4q
    @user-fj3en5pm4q 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There is another salt mine in Bochnia (40km from Kraków) that is open for tourists, 245 m under the ground, having the huge chamber 255x15m and many attractions too, and one year older than Wieliczka.

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Someone else mentioned it, too. Sounds like something to see on my next trip to Krakow. 👏

  • @Darrenjsh1
    @Darrenjsh1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Comments for support😊

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Appreciate that. 🙏🏻

  • @danielkowalczyk7259
    @danielkowalczyk7259 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    SALT MINE IN BOCHNIA-30km east from Wieliczka

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sounds like a place to visit on my next trip to Krakow. Thanks for sharing. 🙏🏻

  • @alexandermalinowski4277
    @alexandermalinowski4277 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    No, Princess Kinga through her ring in salt mine in Hungary. The ring was found in Poland.

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I missed much of the story as I was trying to film. Thank you for sharing the actual story. But how does her ring travel from Hungary to Poland?

    • @Chociewitka
      @Chociewitka 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@TravelAddictGuy that is the point of the story - the salt miracle of Kinga

    • @kamilawojcik6133
      @kamilawojcik6133 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@TravelAddictGuy It's actually a cool story. Kinga was a Hungarian princess. When she was 12 she was engaged to a Polish duke (all legal! No worries 😆 the law called "sponsalia pro futuro" meant engagement of the underage royals waaaaay before they realllly got married just so their countries could cooperate economically or militarily). When her father asked what dowry she would like to bring with her to Poland, Kinga didn't want any gold since it is covered with people's tears and sweat, she didn't want any servants since it meant vainglory. Kinga asked him for salt- a pure and precious gift she wanted to bring to her new country. Her father agreed and gave her the largest salt mine he owned (Praid - currently in Romania and in Hungary back then). Unfortunately the mine was located far away from her husband's lands so it wasn't the gift Kinga could take with her😒 She prayed all night and in the morning, accompanied by a group of Hungarian miners, Kinga visited the mine where she threw her engagement ring down the shaft. With the power of her pure heart's prayers, the ring miraculously traveled along with salt deposits to Poland, where one of the miners found it in an old closed shaft in Wieliczka. The miner recognized his duke's emblems on the ring so he returned it to his future sovereign. Kinga didn't seem surprised. She prayed some more and ordered her Hungarian miners to excavate the place where the ring had been found aaaaand... you know what happened next😂 Kinga has officially been declared saint by Vatican.

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @kamilawojcik6133 Thank you for sharing the full story. It's a great example of folklore. I do admire Princess Kinga's principles. 👸

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@ChociewitkaIt's a wonderful story.

  • @PablotronixPL
    @PablotronixPL 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There is a soccer field as well ;-)

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Really? I would love to have seen that. Just incredible.

  • @arekzawistowski2609
    @arekzawistowski2609 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    37:25 disco shirt 😄

  • @Tomikchomik1
    @Tomikchomik1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You can rent this chapel for a wedding :)

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That would be a wild place to get married. Very Polish style.

  • @monikakacprzak4721
    @monikakacprzak4721 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This mine is older than 1600. It was established in the 1200's...

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It did feel like something very old. Thansk for sharing.

  • @x_mazda8235
    @x_mazda8235 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    29:17 - nie zginęli. It's like part of the first words of polish national anthem. "Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła", and means "Poland is not lost yet".

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for sharing, these are very important words.

  • @Fajnynick531
    @Fajnynick531 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ❤y

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Dziekuje Bardzo. Thank you very much. 🙏🏻

  • @damianworek4444
    @damianworek4444 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    21:51 this just looks like taken straight from LoTR.

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It felt like I was in one of those movies. This place is totally insane and should be used in movies.

  • @hory-portier
    @hory-portier 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    If you like places like this, you should definitely visit Góry Sowie / Owl mountains in Silesia. There are some nazi secret underground complexes that are not part of Poland. They are very mysterious, as it is believed that at least half of them are still not discovered. You can visit Książ castle while you're at it, it's the 2nd largest castle in Poland and it's connected to some of those tumels.

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I have been to Ksiaz castle and explored the Nazi tunnels there. It was a very unique experience. I also have a video about this on my channel. It's crazy to think that there are more undiscovered tunnels like that one. 👍🇵🇱

  • @elakowalczyk9382
    @elakowalczyk9382 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    29:17 those are first words of Polish anthem "Jeszcze Polska nie zgineła" means "Poland is not dead yet" (with 2nd werse "as long as we live"). Also Józef Piłsudzki was main Commander of Polish Army during World War one. Before World War one Poland was occupied by Russia, Austria and Germany for 123 years, and he was major figure in getting our independence back

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I think those words capture the Polish spirit perfectly. Thank you for sharing this important history of Poland. 🙏🏻

    • @elakowalczyk9382
      @elakowalczyk9382 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@TravelAddictGuyno problem! You asked after all, and I just got you an answer with context. It's good to share knowledge, and it's great you're doing it by those videos. btw I went to another salt mine in the north of Poland where they are still mining pink salt. It's less crowded and gives you 'raw' look at the mines. It's called Kłodawa if you ever want to visit it

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@elakowalczyk9382 Thank you for the kind words about my channel. Since this video I've heard about 2 other salt mines, this will be the 3rd. I'm always looking for interesting places to shoot videos. So I'll keep this one in mind. Does this mine have any statues or chambers like Wieliczka?

    • @elakowalczyk9382
      @elakowalczyk9382 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TravelAddictGuy I don't really remember, I was there few years ago. They had of course lot of equipment to look at, some statues to see how they worked there and absolutely huge chamber with paintings of dragons, dinosaurs and other fantastical creatures drawn by some artist (or miner who liked to draw? I don't remember really). They also had mosaics made from different coloured salt cristals (all colours were naturally found in salt), and you get there by mining lifts - great experience;) It's the biggest and deepest salt mine in Poland and only mine that has that natural pink salt in Europe

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@elakowalczyk9382 That's really great information. It does sound like it would be an interesting place to visit.

  • @gancarzpl
    @gancarzpl 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Ticket prices are outrageous. Imagine paying $122 for the individual ticket or $366 as an entrance fee to any museum for a family of 4, with children under the age of 16.

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The price is in zlty and includes the tour guide. It was around $30 USD for one ticket, the tour was around 2 1/2 hours. So, I think the price was ok.

    • @Vielenberg
      @Vielenberg 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TravelAddictGuyHe probably meant that for a Pole paying 122 zloty is like paying 122 dollars for an American.

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@Vielenberg Maybe, I'm certainly not rich either.

    • @gancarzpl
      @gancarzpl 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TravelAddictGuy Base on the income comparison, in the USA, you would have to spend $122 to enter this museum. This is the actual cost of the tickets to the Polish tourists.

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@gancarzpl I see your point, but I don't think it's an apples to apples comparison. If this were located in the US, it would likely be expensive to enter or maybe impossible. Due to all of the legal regulations we have.

  • @Pawel_Jozwik
    @Pawel_Jozwik 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow. 17 zloty for bottle of beer. More than in an airport. 😊

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It was a .5 Liter bottle, I think that's about average price in a restaurant.

  • @kalinamalina4492
    @kalinamalina4492 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Czy pachnie tam jak w piwnicy?

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No, I did not notice any unpleasant smells. I assume that the salt filters the air somehow. It's not damp at all and not cold either.

    • @LongandWeirdName
      @LongandWeirdName 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Those wooden pillars that were covered in white salt that you pointed out are proof that they don't actually always fully control the damp. That should just be dry light brown wood, but the moisture pulled the salt from the walls and it resolidified on the walls.

  • @Mongoose-ct6us
    @Mongoose-ct6us 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    When are you going to Croatia?

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I was close to going last year, but got low on money. Some people told me that it's gotten expensive since they joined the Schengen. I don't know when I'll make it there.

    • @Mongoose-ct6us
      @Mongoose-ct6us 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TravelAddictGuy Yes. It did get expensive. Have you considered exploring the European islands such as Greek Islands, Spanish islands, Portuguese islands, Italian Islands, Malta etcetera. A series on European islands would be interesting. Just a thought. Those islands have small cities in them. I was in Sicily last year and it was a blast!

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Not any plans for that now. Right now I'm just enjoying my travels in Central and Eastern Europe. I would love to visit Sicily one day though.

    • @Mongoose-ct6us
      @Mongoose-ct6us 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TravelAddictGuy Cefalu is my favorite town in SICILY

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Mongoose-ct6us Cool, my Dad's family was from Sicily.

  • @simi1950
    @simi1950 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    33:11 i remember eating there ;p and scrubing french freyes on walll for salt ;p yes oit work but don't do that xd

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You scrubbed the wall for some salt for your french fries? Didn't they have salt in the restaurant. 🤔

    • @Makjaoiuewhxkjs
      @Makjaoiuewhxkjs 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's well known that you have to lick the wall during the tour, otherwise it does not count. :D

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Makjaoiuewhxkjs 😂😂💀💀

  • @logolorin
    @logolorin 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Salt = it's weight in gold, huh? Imagine owning a gold mine and having a whole village carved into the gold ore. With vast chapels and dining chambers.

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      At that time, salt was used to preserve food. Our body also requires salt to function. Of course, gold is valuable, but you can't eat it. Nowadays, we have refrigerators, so salt is not as important as it was.

  • @slidman24
    @slidman24 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    been there in mid 90s

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's cool, this place really left an impression on me.

  • @SuperElborbah
    @SuperElborbah 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    👍

  • @przemaser2
    @przemaser2 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Polish moria :)

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, it felt like I was in the mines of Moria, but the Polish version. Wieliczka is incredible. ⚔️🔥

  • @me-now6524
    @me-now6524 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Omg this tour guide guy’s English accent is like 🙈 and I’m Polish not native English

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      To be fair he was a really nice guy and he gave a great tour. He is a Polish guy too and he did his best..

    • @me-now6524
      @me-now6524 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TravelAddictGuy that’s nice of him. I like watching your videos in PL. Good work 👍

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@me-now6524 Thank you. 🙏

  • @DiabEUsky
    @DiabEUsky 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bit of contraception advert 😅

  • @mikestasik
    @mikestasik 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Polska Kopalnia polish mine

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      There are so many wonders in Poland. I'm so glad that I came here.

  • @twisters999
    @twisters999 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    :O

  • @adlep
    @adlep 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Go to Zabrze and visit the coal mine. Its way cooler than Wieliczka.

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Cooler than Wieliczka, it must be amazing then. I will try to visit there, but I already have so many places I want to see.

    • @Makjaoiuewhxkjs
      @Makjaoiuewhxkjs 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's definitely coaler.

  • @okoxoko
    @okoxoko 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Doom and Umbrella Corporation

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Resident evil. I wouldn't want to be here when the lights go off. 😁

  • @grzegorzmalenta2359
    @grzegorzmalenta2359 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Remember Nazi means German

    • @bolshen
      @bolshen 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No german is german
      Nazi is short for nacinale or national
      Thats is could be polish nazi
      Or spanish nazi or german nazi…
      Hello from oZ

  • @jacekkangaroo4402
    @jacekkangaroo4402 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I do not like your description "european mine". it is not european, IT IS POLISH !!!

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Using Europe in the title brings in more viewers. That's how TH-cam works. Of course, it's Polish, and I mentioned that throughout the video.

    • @jacekkangaroo4402
      @jacekkangaroo4402 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TravelAddictGuy I understand

    • @Archivvve
      @Archivvve 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nie rób z siebie kretyna.

  • @tefes6780
    @tefes6780 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Europe is not a country

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The title is to reach a larger audience on TH-cam, that's how the algorithm works. I mentioned this in several comments.

    • @Archivvve
      @Archivvve 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@TravelAddictGuy Do not care about negatives. TH-cam is full of people with miserable lives trying to spoil other people fun. Great video mate. Greetings from Poland.

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Archivvve I appreciate your support. Dziekuje bardzo. 🙏🏻

  • @knightshroom2393
    @knightshroom2393 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    European Mine??? Nope Polska only mine!

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The title is to attract a wider audience to the video. Yes, it's most definitely a Polska mine.

    • @LongandWeirdName
      @LongandWeirdName 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Polska yours?

  • @xxxxxx-n4s2h
    @xxxxxx-n4s2h 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Zwiedzanie z jakimś bachorem wydzierającym się.

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think the parents tried their best. But it was distracting.

    • @xxxxxx-n4s2h
      @xxxxxx-n4s2h 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Godzisz się na coś takiego to tak masz!@@TravelAddictGuy

  • @lech2897
    @lech2897 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    When Poland runs out of salt all these marvels will be crushed and used for seasoning food. Sad.

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think there is enough salt to go around. They have several more mines in the country.

    • @lech2897
      @lech2897 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What a relief. Thanks!

  • @Cool-zy7oo
    @Cool-zy7oo 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is Poland Mine not a european Mine.

  • @movemelody1
    @movemelody1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Po co ludzie ciągną tam małe, źle wychowane dzieci, które uważają za konieczne bez przerwy drzeć chapę? I rodzice nie zwracają uwagi na to, że to może komuś przeszkadzać, kto też zapłacił za bilet.

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      To be fair they were nice people. Maybe the children were just scared, because it was dark in there.

  • @krisdi300
    @krisdi300 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    There must appear some ..wild kid 😆🤮

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hahah, yes there were a few unruly children. But, to be fair it was a long tour.

    • @krisdi300
      @krisdi300 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TravelAddictGuy they were loud on the begining ...😁😁😁...anyway...greate place...I ve been there

    • @TravelAddictGuy
      @TravelAddictGuy  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@krisdi300 The one little boy was throwing a tantrum. It's awesome.