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Oops! Apparently I hit "Publish Post" instead of "Save as Draft" on my last entry, which was obviously not finished yet. Hee
So once again I give you the (even longer awaited) Poland Trip Update!
*applause* *cheering* *mass hysteria* *riot police break out tear gas*
Here are a few pictures of what Stacy and I did during our holiday:
Yes, you counted correctly. There are three plates and a side dish on our table. That was our farewell feast to Poland, which consisted of cabbage rolls, beets (yum!), meat and potato pierogies, bigos (a new discovery for me: sauerkraut and kielbasa "stew"), and mashed potatoes with dill.
Man, we ate like we have never eaten before! It was like being at my Baba's house for a week! Our grandmothers would have been proud! I mean, Polish food is great to begin with, but after being subjected to Italian food (read: pasta) for seven months, being in Poland was like being in Food Heaven! *drool drool* I love Food Heaven!
When we weren't eating, we went off and toured some sights, hung out with really cool people that we met at the hostel, learned Polish, and ate (read: drank).
Friday (April 14):
Trip to Auschwitz-Birkenau. We booked a trip with the hostel that included transportation to both sights, and an English speaking tour guide. There really are no words to describe Auschwitz. Those of you who have been there I am sure understand. And if you haven't been, then you will understand once you go. It is a really sobering, indescribable experience.
Saturday (April 15):
Trip to the Wieliczka Salt Mines. We booked the salt mines trip with the same company that offered the tour at Auschwitz. We had had a bit of a late night Friday, so getting up early for our salt mine tour wasn't the first thing on our list Saturday morning. But it was made all worth while once we got there because we had a tour guide with the most ridiculous sounding voice you can possibly imagine. As soon as he opened his mouth, Stacy and I looked at each other and stifled the laughter that threatened to burst out of us. It was great. 3.5 hours of "the voice." We spent rest of our holiday imitating the voice whenever possible.
Sunday (April 16):
Day around Krakow. Today Stacy and I woke up late and went to St. Mary's Church in the Main Market Square to see some of Easter Mass. Then we stopped to get something to eat (but of course) before continuing on to the Wawel Castle. On our way to the castle, we bumped into Michael, one of the guys who was staying at our hostel whom had been out with a bunch of us Friday night. After the castle, we headed down to the Jewish Ghetto to check it out and ended up bumping into a fellow Canadian traveller named Jason. All 4 of us toured around the Ghetto for a bit and then headed back to our respective hostels for a bit of a rest. We arranged to meet up around 8 in the main square to watch the Easter performance of the 12 Stations of the Cross. After that we had dinner (of course!) and then hit a few bars in the city.
Monday (April 17):
Lany Poniedziałek!!! Um....not much happened today. We had great plans to go to Warsaw for the day but instead got woken up at 10 am by Michael (who is from Poland but moved to Australia when he was 10) pouring water on us as we slept in our beds! Still feeling the effects from the previous night's Scattergories: Polish Bar Version, we got up and went out for lunch (of course!). Then it was back for a nap before going out to meet Jason and a few other people for one last hurrah. We ate some dinner (of course!) and then went to another bar/nightclub place. We ended up spending most of the night watching couples and playing Polish Mis-Match, which since Polish women are incredibly good looking, usually ended up in being a mis-match for the girl not the guy.
Tuesday (April 18):
Last day in Poland. We got up early to make sure to finish our souvenier shopping before having to leave for the airport. Then we had our farewell feast, and got ready to leave.
All in all it was a great trip! Krakow is a beautiful city, and the food is fantastic!!!
So once again I give you the (even longer awaited) Poland Trip Update!
*applause* *cheering* *mass hysteria* *riot police break out tear gas*
Here are a few pictures of what Stacy and I did during our holiday:
Yes, you counted correctly. There are three plates and a side dish on our table. That was our farewell feast to Poland, which consisted of cabbage rolls, beets (yum!), meat and potato pierogies, bigos (a new discovery for me: sauerkraut and kielbasa "stew"), and mashed potatoes with dill.
Man, we ate like we have never eaten before! It was like being at my Baba's house for a week! Our grandmothers would have been proud! I mean, Polish food is great to begin with, but after being subjected to Italian food (read: pasta) for seven months, being in Poland was like being in Food Heaven! *drool drool* I love Food Heaven!
When we weren't eating, we went off and toured some sights, hung out with really cool people that we met at the hostel, learned Polish, and ate (read: drank).
Friday (April 14):
Trip to Auschwitz-Birkenau. We booked a trip with the hostel that included transportation to both sights, and an English speaking tour guide. There really are no words to describe Auschwitz. Those of you who have been there I am sure understand. And if you haven't been, then you will understand once you go. It is a really sobering, indescribable experience.
Saturday (April 15):
Trip to the Wieliczka Salt Mines. We booked the salt mines trip with the same company that offered the tour at Auschwitz. We had had a bit of a late night Friday, so getting up early for our salt mine tour wasn't the first thing on our list Saturday morning. But it was made all worth while once we got there because we had a tour guide with the most ridiculous sounding voice you can possibly imagine. As soon as he opened his mouth, Stacy and I looked at each other and stifled the laughter that threatened to burst out of us. It was great. 3.5 hours of "the voice." We spent rest of our holiday imitating the voice whenever possible.
Sunday (April 16):
Day around Krakow. Today Stacy and I woke up late and went to St. Mary's Church in the Main Market Square to see some of Easter Mass. Then we stopped to get something to eat (but of course) before continuing on to the Wawel Castle. On our way to the castle, we bumped into Michael, one of the guys who was staying at our hostel whom had been out with a bunch of us Friday night. After the castle, we headed down to the Jewish Ghetto to check it out and ended up bumping into a fellow Canadian traveller named Jason. All 4 of us toured around the Ghetto for a bit and then headed back to our respective hostels for a bit of a rest. We arranged to meet up around 8 in the main square to watch the Easter performance of the 12 Stations of the Cross. After that we had dinner (of course!) and then hit a few bars in the city.
Monday (April 17):
Lany Poniedziałek!!! Um....not much happened today. We had great plans to go to Warsaw for the day but instead got woken up at 10 am by Michael (who is from Poland but moved to Australia when he was 10) pouring water on us as we slept in our beds! Still feeling the effects from the previous night's Scattergories: Polish Bar Version, we got up and went out for lunch (of course!). Then it was back for a nap before going out to meet Jason and a few other people for one last hurrah. We ate some dinner (of course!) and then went to another bar/nightclub place. We ended up spending most of the night watching couples and playing Polish Mis-Match, which since Polish women are incredibly good looking, usually ended up in being a mis-match for the girl not the guy.
Tuesday (April 18):
Last day in Poland. We got up early to make sure to finish our souvenier shopping before having to leave for the airport. Then we had our farewell feast, and got ready to leave.
All in all it was a great trip! Krakow is a beautiful city, and the food is fantastic!!!
posted by Going Somewhere @ 12:52 am
5 Comments:
At 8:41 am, April 23, 2006,
Anonymous said…
Sounds like a total pig-out!!!
Yes, your Baba and Dido would be proud.
Love MM
ps...see you soon.
At 8:51 am, April 23, 2006,
M said…
oh, how WONDERFUL! :D Holidays where you can pig out are the best kind really :P
At 3:06 am, April 25, 2006,
Winnipeg Damsel said…
Sounds awesome! How I miss my Polish food ... :\
At 3:06 am, April 25, 2006,
Just Say No said…
Why is your plate so full and your friend's plate so empty?
At 9:46 am, April 25, 2006,
Going Somewhere said…
Because her plate had two cabbage rolls, one of which I ate! I was doing double duty on that meal. The cabbage roll had stomach priority so I wouldn't be too full to eat it.
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