The Polish Chronicles: May 2011

Hello everyone! My apologizes for the huge gap between posts. I had posted a big long blurb 2 weeks ago only to be informed that it never actually posted and is somewhere in the abyss of the world wide web. Things have also gotten crazy busy here with traveling and studio. So, in order to catch up on everything that's been going on I'm going to do a series of shorter blogs of all the key things that have happened with lots of pictures.

Going way back to the last week of April. It was spring break and my mom and grandma came to visit!!! The arrived a little jet lagged but excited to be here! We had rented an apartment for the 9 days we were going to be in Krakow that was a block and a half from the main square, perfect for showing them the city! They arrived around lunchtime so once we dropped our stuff off I took them to get their first Kebabs! They seemed to enjoy them... perhaps not as much as me, but hey!

The week was spent touring all around Krakow. I played tour guide and showed them Wawel Castle, the dorms, studio, the Jewish district of Kazimierz, did shopping in Cloth Hall. Also went to the underground museum to see the original foundations and structures of Krakow. There was also an Easter market set up in the square with crafts and foods of all sorts so we spent some time wandering through picking out a few neat items and foods! One day we hopped on a bus and ventured 2 hours outside Krakow to the town of Zakopane! It is a small mountain town that is best compared to Gatlinburg, only way prettier and less touristy. While there we took the rail car up to the top of one of the smaller mountains and enjoyed a fabulous view from the top. Mom and I went on this awesome 'Gravity Toboggan Run' ride that was basically a slide down a section of the mountain! It was awesome!!! The last day of their stay we went to Warsaw, as that's where their flight left from.

Overall, I think they really enjoyed their visit to Krakow. I know I enjoyed seeing them and getting to share a little bit of my trip and experience here with them. If only the rest of the family could have come as well.