“Wherever he saw a hole he always wanted to know the depth of it. To him this was important.” Jules Verne – ‘Journey to the Centre of the Earth’
Down in the mine we walked for three and a half kilometres through a succession of chambers, carved chapels and exhibits that explained the history and the operation. The route took us to a depth of three hundred and twenty-seven metres and down a precise total of eight hundred steps. Almost at the bottom was the star of the show where an entire cathedral complete with a statue of the Polish Pope, John Paul II, had been craved into one of the largest caverns.
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I was surprised about that salt mine in Ontario which only produces 5% of the world’s needs!
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It’s an interesting fact!
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I really like that photo Andrew with the long tunnel. Not a person in sight. 🙂
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FIRE!
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I thought so!
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Great post – we are going there this year very excited 🙂
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I think you will like it – be sure to go on the Crazy Mike Communist Tour!
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That’s a lot of depth, Andrew. Did you ever think about the world overhead? This is an astonishing mine with all the carvings, lighting, tunnels and tourist accessibility.
We have a salt mine in Goderich, Ontario? I had no idea.
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I just like going underground Tess! weird I know.
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You can go and be my canary. I’ll wait till you send us pictures and posts. 😀
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I visited a salt mine in Austria once and was presently surprised at how interesting and fun it was. Lots of history associated with salt!
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I like the photo of you in this one – Guardian of the Underworld 🙂
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Thanks
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