Author Archives: lkonieczny

I got back to the hotel from my trip to Weliczka to find Chris, our tour organizer, busy wrapping the czupaga I got a few days earlier. He’d promised he had a way to send it and he was true … Continue reading →

[Ok,nix that previous post, I solved my problem by going up he street to McDonald’s, buying a cup of coffee and some “apple crisp,” and getting on their internet!] This morning, we went to Weliczka. Weliczka is the home of … Continue reading →

Kraków at night….what can I say. I was just out a bit ago for a walk around Kraków at night, and I loved what I saw. First of all, it’s a damp and rainy night, a slight rain—almost a mist … Continue reading →

There is a party going on in the hall just outside my room. These Polish, they are very smart. If you have a group of American tourists who’ve been riding, walking, and touring all day and just want to relax, … Continue reading →

Poland is very beautiful and colorful, and I’ll tell you why. This beauty is well enhanced by the abundance of kwiaty everywhere. This is one of the first things that I noticed when I got here, and it has been consistent … Continue reading →

Well, the evening turned out be pretty spectacular as well today. We had an excellent meal and were also entertained. How much better can it get? We left our hotel just a bit before 7 for the short drive to … Continue reading →

It is early 6 PM in Zakopane as I am writing this, and my legs are sore—or more properly, my knees. It had been a rather full day so far. And in about an hour or so we will once … Continue reading →

We had a long day today of travelling and not travelling. We started out with breakfast, of course, but then all gathered about 8 AM to say goodbye to Rzeszow and begin our long trek to Zakopane. Of course there … Continue reading →

What can I tell you about breakfast at the hotel? So far, all of the hotels we’ve stayed at have had nice breakfasts buffets. Some at the larger hotels were a bit more extensive than others, those at the smaller … Continue reading →