Category Archives: My Polish Family

Family Photos

Posted on 23 October 2011 by lkonieczny

So here goes, lots of photos of family. I’ll try to make sense of it all here–if I can. With my notes, some help from my cousin Alicja, and a lot of luck, I can identify the people in these … Continue reading →

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Cymbały

Posted on 5 September 2011 by lkonieczny

Perhaps it’s called a Cymbala, perhaps it’s a Cymbała, and perhaps in Ukrainian it is a Cимвала, or maybe (most likely), it’s called a Cymbaly. I am not really sure. But I’ll call it a “Tsymbaly” or “Cymbały” in Polish. … Continue reading →

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Day 20 – Ciechocinek, Toruń and more

Posted on 3 September 2011 by lkonieczny

Having had a fair share of vodka last night (and dancing and eating), you’d have thought I would sleep in today, but I did not. It was a beautiful morning out with the sun shining in the window. I got … Continue reading →

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Day 13 – Fashchivka and more

Posted on 28 August 2011 by lkonieczny

We began to day in Fashchivka, having had a good night’s sleep. I slept in what I think is an older living room, on a sofa that turns into a bed. It was quite comfortable with fresh sheets and a … Continue reading →

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Day 12 – Living in the Past

Posted on 28 August 2011 by lkonieczny

Day 12 began innocently enough, with breakfast at our hotel. We had to wait a while for our breakfast and during that wait we commented on the hotel and its “staff.” No one ever seems to be smiling. It seems … Continue reading →

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Day 4

Posted on 18 August 2011 by lkonieczny

Day four of my adventure Poland started like so many other of the days….with breakfast, called śniadanie. And once again, it was very good. This morning I had some bigos two ways, one just baked, and one fried. Both are … Continue reading →

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Day 3

Posted on 17 August 2011 by lkonieczny

Where to begin? Well, I may as well start at the beginning. As you may surmise, my day started out with breakfast, sniadanie…. But nothing simple, a wonderful vegetable salad containing leeks, cork, onions, celery, leeks, mayo, and other secret … Continue reading →

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Day 2

Posted on 16 August 2011 by lkonieczny

I guess I may as well start at the beginning. I got up early, before my alarm. I imagine my system was a bit “off” from the previous long day and the time shift. But eventually I made it out … Continue reading →

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Day 1 — The Adventure Begins

Posted on 15 August 2011 by lkonieczny

My “day” started on Sunday when I left home in Orlando about 7:45 AM, headed for the airport. The travel part of my day ended about 1:00 on Monday when I was met at the Gdansk airport by my family … Continue reading →

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It was less than two years ago….

Posted on 13 August 2011 by lkonieczny

…. September 9th, 2009, that the steps to my 2011 trip to Poland began, and that was with a short, seemingly innocuous, email message from someone I had never heard of. I received a short email from “Alice Grabowski” and … Continue reading →

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