After two uneventful flights (thank goodness), Amy and I have arrived in Kraków, Poland. We checked into our hotel early …
Continue readingMy Genealogical Quest. Why Do You Care?
– “What was your favorite food as a child?” – “I don’t remember. Why do you care?” Most people are …
Continue readingMy Genealogical Quest. Habemus Papum… I mean Lithuanarum Dux!!
Excuse my Latin. That’s right, you read correctly (perhaps). Today’s update is that we now have a Lithuanian guide to …
Continue readingMy Genealogical Quest. One Step Closer.
Well, it’s official now. We have a guide for the Polish portion of our trip – Mr. Zenon Znamirowski! I …
Continue readingMy Genealogical Quest. Part 1: In the Beginning…
The series of blog posts was originally published on Mike’s blog: http://mrpiano17.blogspot.com/ After talking about this for a long time …
Continue readingOctober Galicia Tour. Day 9: Auschwitz museum and farewell dinner.
At the last day our group had a half day trip to the Concentration Camp Museum in Auschwitz and Birkenau. …
Continue readingOctober Galicia Tour. Day 8: Wieliczka Salt Mine and Ethnographic Museum
This day our group visited wonderful underground world of salt chambers and sculptures in Wieliczka Salt Mine. Our second proposition …
Continue readingOctober Galicia Tour. Day 7: Kraków
After breakfast group left Podhale for Krakow. We had a guided tour through the Old Town, Wawel Castle and many …
Continue readingOctober Galicia Tour. Day 6: Dunajec Castle in Niedzica and Dunajec River Raft
Today our group visited Pieniny Mountains, where on both river banks, are located two castles: in Czorsztyn (on the historic …
Continue readingOctober Galicia Tour. Day 5: Tatra Mountains and Zakopane
In Zakopane our group travelled up to Gubalowka mountain by trail carriages, visited Tatra Museum and the old cemetery. Our …
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