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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Search for Pajek Family and 4600 miles trip to Poland. Part 3. Exploring Kraków.
Today was our first guided tour of Krakow. Ewa (Eva) was our guide. Our first stop after walking for a …
Continue readingSearch for Pajak Family and 4600 miles trip to Poland. Part 2. Traveling to Poland and our first day in Krakow.
On September 4, 2015 we left the United States and headed for Krakow. When the three of us arrived by …
Continue readingBobbin Lace Festival in Bobowa
There is a little town named Bobowa in Poland. It is situated in Old Galicia, south-east of Krakow. There is …
Continue readingA Poland Family Adventure. Day 10. Already we dream of the next trip.
Up early, we were met with a hearty family breakfast. The children each took turns riding a horse in …
Continue readingA Poland Family Adventure. Day 9. Slovakia.
We left Poland this morning enroute to Slovakia. Along the hilly roads we saw women in babushkas, …
Continue readingA Poland Family Adventure. Day 8. Our daughter and grand kids join us!
Slav drove an extended van to the airport and we picked up the rest of the family. Zenon even …
Continue readingA Poland Family Adventure. Day 7. Wrocław, Opole and Kraków.
The previous night, Zenon had scouted out features in the area and told us to plan on seeing the …
Continue readingMy 75th birthday present to Poland. Last day – Three generations visiting grandparents.
Below are photos of searching the villages. Walking the ground that my grandparents walked!
Continue readingMy 75th birthday present to Poland. Day 3 – Looking for grandparents’ home.
July 29th Zbignew picked us up again for another day of adventures. We sat in the hotel and went over …
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