My sleep timing is out of sorts and I woke up at 4am. I watched the sun rise from …
Continue readingMy Trip to Poland with Zen: Day 1 – Flight into Krakow, settle into my hotel
I booked the trip through PolishOrigins.com, a company that specializes in heritage-type trips for people who are exploring their Polish heritage and are researching …
Continue readingMy Trip to Poland with Zen: Introduction
NB: This was originally written in a series of emails to my family. On Zen’s suggestion, I have compiled …
Continue readingThe lost and found roots of Dawid
My father, Pawel Ryszard Kirchhoff was forced to leave Swarzedz (Poznan) after Germany invade Poland in 1939. The only …
Continue readingSearch for Pajek Family and 4600 miles trip to Poland. Part 9. Sadly time to leave Poland after magnificent tour.
This was the day to head back to Warsaw. We were picked up by Zenon at 9 am for our …
Continue readingSearch for Pajek Family and 4600 miles trip to Poland. Part 8. Last meeting with family.
This was our last day in Krakow. We started out being picked up by Zbigniew and taken to his daughter’s …
Continue readingSearch for Pajek Family and 4600 miles trip to Poland. Part 7. Nowa Huta – Orwellian settlement.
Today we left Sucha. It was a bit sad because there is more family to see and more ancestry to …
Continue readingSearch for Pajek Family and 4600 miles trip to Poland. Part 6. Continuation of the family discovering adventure in Sucha.
Today we met for breakfast at the inn and then the 4 of us headed back to Sucha. We were …
Continue readingSearch for Pajek Family and 4600 miles trip to Poland. Part 5. The fun began.
We met Zbigniew and headed to Sucha. He had contacted the relatives in Sucha and we were to meet them at 3:30 …
Continue readingSearch for Pajek Family and 4600 miles trip to Poland. Part 4. Wieliczka, Jewish history, Polish family and food!
Today we met Zbigniew Stettner. He will be our tour guide to drive us to the Wieliczka Salt Mine. He will also …
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