What a gorgeous city and what wonderful people. Goodness me, I’m definitely taking the earliest opportunity to get back to the city of JP2 (the Polish pope), as well as Copernicus, and an endless list of Polish intellectuals and theatre people and students and Catholics and and and…
Our guide called Poland the North Korea of Catholicism, which as a Catholic I think he could get away with saying.
There were Pierogi and a day at Auschwitz, which I’ll have to write about once that experience has been digested, and more Pierogi.
You could saunter over to my Instagram feed for more photos (here’s a link to one I like quite a lot: link to that photo I just mentioned)
Otherwise, you’ll be left with just a few odds and ends of my impressions. Here goes…
No matter how much I fly, I still love the feeling of wheels safely touching down on the earth again. Before Louis C.K. reminded us of being a bit more grateful for the miracle of modern flight, I’d long been marveling at the whole thing.
Many times when I’m staring out the window of a big jet plane, I’m reminded of being a very small child in the exact same position. Gazing out over the clouds that all those years ago reminded me of fluffy pillows, I could never have fathomed how much I’d be in the air as an adult.
The other thing that I’m left pondering after this weekend has to do with communication: when I go somewhere new, I quickly learn how to say ‘thank you‘ and ‘I’m sorry‘. Once I get those things down, I can somehow get across almost everything else with an elaborate pantomime.
Thank you Poland in general and Kraków in particular. That guy waving his arms around and mouthing ‘Dziękuję‘? He’s coming back as soon as he can.
Sweet! I want to go! From my side of the fence, Krakau really feels like North Korea (dont tell anyone!) Why did you want to go in the first place and how did you? I am getting on your Instagram right niw!!! Thank you, Su
Sweet! I want to go! From my side of the fence, Krakau really feels like Nort Korea (dont tell anyone!) Why did you want to go in the first place and how did you? I am getting on your Instagram right niw!!! Thank yiu, Su
I’ve been meaning to answer this since you posted the comment & posed the question.
Needed to get out of Munich, it was early March & already had a trip to Venice planned. Wanted somewhere close & looked to the north and west. Copenhagen, Brussels and even Amsterdam were on the radar, but then I asked myself, ‘Why not go east?’
Had ALWAYS wanted to see Kraków, as I’d heard only good things about it. Was not disappointed – not by a long shot.