I know I am flooding the internets with travel stuff. Sorry if it bugs. It's mainly for my parents
(hi mom and dad!)
Also, on a totally different note, I just read an article about GOT and Maisie Williams had some things to say about book readers versus show watchers and blah, blah, blah.... the best part is that the fifth comment down someone said "Hodor?" and then a bunch of people responded with "Hodor! Hodor, Hodor, Hodor, etc." It was awesome and made me laugh out loud.
Sorry Mom. That is a reference you won't know.
Shall I write about real things?
And so the next journey begins...
Today is our last day in Krakow. We've had a few days of site-seeing and relaxing. We leave for Lanckorona to start work on the the next show. It is the last leg of the trip. Here we go!
The show in Krakow was awesome. We had a brief moment before the show where we thought we were going to have to add a show after the show for all the people!!! But we squeezed everyone in.
We saw old friends, made new friends, and hung out at THE coolest little theatre pub ever. It had a hamster theme. Really.
Here is a hamster painting!
Tour portion of the trip, complete!!
Success!
All of my thanks to Hubert for his fabulous tour management. Hurrah!
A break in Krakow is the best break ever.
Here are a few random, go-nowhere thoughts:
Smart phones make international travel much easier. You're trying to explain in sign language to the cab driver that you need to go to the theatre and then realize you can just pull up Poltran and bam-
there you go guy.
I am glad that I traveled before smart phones. This is actually a group that gravitates towards the old fashioned anyway. Hannah and her maps (crumple map!!!!) Alex and his "this one guy told me this one thing while he was drunk about a cool place and so I'll just get half the directions and follow my instincts"
side note-this is really how Alex functions. Yesterday we ventured out with Alex as our guide to find a swimming lake we had "heard about" in a town outside of Krakow. Two blind faith bus rides, one wrong turn, a whole lotta walking later and we spent the day swimming in an amazing lake. And chasing weird fish that swim super close to the surface so you can just swim with them. It has been super hot and tour is hard work. A day at the lake was much appreciated.
Anyway, we use the phones of course but not as much as most people probably do. I am glad that I did a lot travel before phones. Forced to figure it out with the giant Lonely Planet book was a good way to spend my twenties and I can only assume made me who I am today.
An anxiety filled, bossy socks woman. Haha. Just kidding.
Kind of.
Here we are at the lake:
We did do a lot of swimming. We started with standing around drinking beers though.
Other adventures include walking around the square, sitting in parks, and visiting Wawel Castle. Wawel is one of my favorite places. I can't imagine living in this city (well... I totally can and wish I did at times) and you're like, "I think I'll go for a walk by the FREAKING CASTLE!!!" Castles are awesome. They just are. Here is the sign for the Dragon's Den.
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Oh man, I love the Dragon's Den.
We also do a lot of home cooking and game playing. Dixit is my new favorite game. Here is one of my favorite Dixit cards.
I think this looks like Aaron's dreams.
We also do a lot of morning working from the flat. I love European windows. They open like doors. When I win the lottery, I will put them in my home. Here I am in one of them.
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Bloggity blog.
I will end on a serious note.
Yesterday we went to Auschwitz and Birkenau. I have been to Auschwitz before. It was heartbreaking and stomach achingly powerful. The second time is probably more intense simply because you know a little about what to expect. Instead of being so overwhelmed, you can really focus on details. Also, we went right at opening, two hours before the tours start. Being in there alone allows for a different experience. In one block, I made an effort to look in the eyes of every prisoner photo that lined the wall.
See them. See them. See them.
I had never been to Birkenau and I am very grateful that I went. It is so, so, so enormous. It does a different thing to your perspective. Also, the barracks or "blocks" (basically long buildings) where people lived ("lived") have not been touched. Whereas at Auschwitz, the blocks have been turned into museum exhibits, in Birkenau they are just as they were. Also, at the end of the train track, there is a memorial which is quite moving. I am having a hard time finding the right words to describe it all. I'm probably making someone mad right now by my choice of words or by even writing about it in a blog where I also wrote about hamsters. Sorry if you are mad. I can't be anyone but who I am.
At two moments when I was alone I took a photo. It felt weird but I did it. Here they are.
Birkenau
Memorial
All I can say is that it is a place everyone should visit. It does something to your soul.
There is a lot of hate in the world right now.
Stop the hate people.
Please, please, please stop the hate.
(hi mom and dad!)
Also, on a totally different note, I just read an article about GOT and Maisie Williams had some things to say about book readers versus show watchers and blah, blah, blah.... the best part is that the fifth comment down someone said "Hodor?" and then a bunch of people responded with "Hodor! Hodor, Hodor, Hodor, etc." It was awesome and made me laugh out loud.
Sorry Mom. That is a reference you won't know.
Shall I write about real things?
And so the next journey begins...
Today is our last day in Krakow. We've had a few days of site-seeing and relaxing. We leave for Lanckorona to start work on the the next show. It is the last leg of the trip. Here we go!
The show in Krakow was awesome. We had a brief moment before the show where we thought we were going to have to add a show after the show for all the people!!! But we squeezed everyone in.
We saw old friends, made new friends, and hung out at THE coolest little theatre pub ever. It had a hamster theme. Really.
Tour portion of the trip, complete!!
Success!
All of my thanks to Hubert for his fabulous tour management. Hurrah!
A break in Krakow is the best break ever.
Here are a few random, go-nowhere thoughts:
Smart phones make international travel much easier. You're trying to explain in sign language to the cab driver that you need to go to the theatre and then realize you can just pull up Poltran and bam-
there you go guy.
I am glad that I traveled before smart phones. This is actually a group that gravitates towards the old fashioned anyway. Hannah and her maps (crumple map!!!!) Alex and his "this one guy told me this one thing while he was drunk about a cool place and so I'll just get half the directions and follow my instincts"
side note-this is really how Alex functions. Yesterday we ventured out with Alex as our guide to find a swimming lake we had "heard about" in a town outside of Krakow. Two blind faith bus rides, one wrong turn, a whole lotta walking later and we spent the day swimming in an amazing lake. And chasing weird fish that swim super close to the surface so you can just swim with them. It has been super hot and tour is hard work. A day at the lake was much appreciated.
Anyway, we use the phones of course but not as much as most people probably do. I am glad that I did a lot travel before phones. Forced to figure it out with the giant Lonely Planet book was a good way to spend my twenties and I can only assume made me who I am today.
An anxiety filled, bossy socks woman. Haha. Just kidding.
Kind of.
Here we are at the lake:
Other adventures include walking around the square, sitting in parks, and visiting Wawel Castle. Wawel is one of my favorite places. I can't imagine living in this city (well... I totally can and wish I did at times) and you're like, "I think I'll go for a walk by the FREAKING CASTLE!!!" Castles are awesome. They just are. Here is the sign for the Dragon's Den.
We also do a lot of home cooking and game playing. Dixit is my new favorite game. Here is one of my favorite Dixit cards.
We also do a lot of morning working from the flat. I love European windows. They open like doors. When I win the lottery, I will put them in my home. Here I am in one of them.
I will end on a serious note.
Yesterday we went to Auschwitz and Birkenau. I have been to Auschwitz before. It was heartbreaking and stomach achingly powerful. The second time is probably more intense simply because you know a little about what to expect. Instead of being so overwhelmed, you can really focus on details. Also, we went right at opening, two hours before the tours start. Being in there alone allows for a different experience. In one block, I made an effort to look in the eyes of every prisoner photo that lined the wall.
See them. See them. See them.
I had never been to Birkenau and I am very grateful that I went. It is so, so, so enormous. It does a different thing to your perspective. Also, the barracks or "blocks" (basically long buildings) where people lived ("lived") have not been touched. Whereas at Auschwitz, the blocks have been turned into museum exhibits, in Birkenau they are just as they were. Also, at the end of the train track, there is a memorial which is quite moving. I am having a hard time finding the right words to describe it all. I'm probably making someone mad right now by my choice of words or by even writing about it in a blog where I also wrote about hamsters. Sorry if you are mad. I can't be anyone but who I am.
At two moments when I was alone I took a photo. It felt weird but I did it. Here they are.
All I can say is that it is a place everyone should visit. It does something to your soul.
There is a lot of hate in the world right now.
Stop the hate people.
Please, please, please stop the hate.
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