Monthly Archives: September 2010

Poland Day 10 – A Górale Evening!

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

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Poland Day 10 – Daytime fun

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

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Poland – Day 9

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

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Sniadanie w Hotelu

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

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Poland Day 8 — More of this Amazing Adventure

Today was a day where we had a chance to look into the interior of Poland, into it’s heart and soul by looking at the people as they live in the countryside, in the little towns and villages. It was … Continue reading

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Our weather in Poland

I have a few minutes before our next “hop on the bus” moment and so will tell you a little about the weather here in Poland. First the big picture. We have crossed the Wisla river a number of times, … Continue reading

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Poland Day 7

We had another full and busy day today, starting our day in Sandomierz and ending up on Rzeszow, but via a circuitous route. Among the hightlights were two cathedrals, healing water, a nice palace, and some zubrowka. Ahh, how good … Continue reading

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Agriculture and Farming in Poland

Since I have a bit of time this morning, I’ll tell a little bit about the agriculture and farming of Poland, based on what I have seen so far. Much of Poland seems very rural, with towns of varying sizes … Continue reading

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Poland Day 6 — From Warszawa to Sandomierz

We saw a lot of Poland today, though generally under cloudy skies. But no matter, we had mostly inside stuff to do anyhow. We started out with breakfast at the Novotel Centrum in downtown Warsawa, then about 8 or so … Continue reading

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Poland Day 5 — Warszawa!

Wow, day five in Poland and I’m already feeling overwhelmed. And at home, too. It is a very amazing feeling. We started off the day very early, just after 8 AM, when we left the hotel after breakfast and piled … Continue reading

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