Wieliczka

When we were in Poland we also visited the salt mine Wieliczka . We went there with our teacher Mrs. Wülfing. First we had to descend to the first sole. The visit lasted two hours and we walked about three kilometres . Our guide showed us the very impressive chapel and said that this chapel is over 100m under the earth's surface.

The taps are often very strangely formed. They are out of pure salt. In early times the gained salt was transported by human beings themselves, but from the beginning of the 17th century usually horses and machines transported it. From the 14th until the 16th century the salt trade made out a third of the total government's income.

Nowadays the salt mine is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Poland. The salted air is also very healthy for people who have problems to breathe and allergies.

We were allowed to lick the salt from the walls, everywhere except in the chapel. In the end we entered a very small elevator, which brought us back to the surface very quickly.

I had a lot of fun during our visit and it was very interesting for me to learn so much about the salt mine and its history!