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Referenced when discussing famous Poles buried in the cathedral at Wawel Hill in Krakow. Adam Mickiewicz is described as 'the greatest Polish poet' and this is mentioned as his famous poem/epic work.

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Referenced when discussing the Elbląg canal. Dominic mentions that Michael Palin visited the canal for his TV series and 'he's got a big description in his book' about the experience of the boat going up at 45 degrees on the canal's slipway system.

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Referenced by Tom when discussing the Białowieża forest (which he wanted to visit but wasn't on the list of wonders). He mentions 'there's a brilliant chapter about it in one of Schama's books. I think it's Landscape and Memory' and that reading it made him want to visit the primordial European forest.