My tour with Zenon ended much too soon, but we spent 7 more days in Krakow and enjoyed the medieval …
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19. Shellie’s Tour to Ancestral Places. The last day.
Our last day in the village. The night before we left, we stopped by Jozef’s bell foundry to say goodbye. …
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Wow! What a great day! Tonight we went back to see my newly found cousin Vicktor. We made the mistake …
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Today has been the best day and it’s not even over yet! We traveled to Zakopane this morning to visit …
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On Wednesday, we traveled to Lusławice, where my grandfather was born! Luslawice is about 30 miles east of Krakow, so …
Continue reading15. Shellie’s Tour to Ancestral Places. Day 5.
On day 5 we On our next day, we took a drive west to Zywiec where Żywiec beer is made. …
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The next morning we walked up to the church to watch the funeral procession arrive at the church. When the …
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Day 3 was Sunday and we attended mass at the local church, St Mary Magdelene. It was quite a different …
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Today we went for a drive through neighboring villages of Załuczne, Piekielnik and Jabłonka.
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After an overnight stay in Brussels, we finally took off for Krakow. My first glimpse of Poland was from the …
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