1. Malbork CastlePoland October 2009

2. Polish countryside – train from Gdansk to Malbork

4. Malbork Castle – Home of the Teutonic Knights, 1274-1457

5. Crossing through five different gates into the Middle Castle

9. Middle Castle, where the knights and monks lived

14. Boiler Room – used to heat the castle, super-heated rocks would send heat throughout the castle without smoke filling the rooms

15. Grand Master’s Palace

17. Summer Refectory, where the Grand Master dined

21. Winter Refectory

23. Grand Refectory, where feasts were held

25. Drawbridge into the High Castle

28. Courtyard of High Castle, where the 60 highest-ranked monks lived

34. Kitchen in the High Castle

36. Chapter Room – where meetings of the Teutonic Knights were held

37. Treasury

39. View from Dansker Tower

42. St. Mary’s Church, still being rebuilt from WW2 damage

45. Refectory where the monks ate

46. Ramparts