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68 Empty Chairs

posted on : March 7, 2018 posted by : admin 0 Comment

The last selection of Krakow Jews took place in Zgody Square during the liquidation of the Ghetto on 14 March 1943. Hundreds of older people and children were murdered and hundreds of women, men, and older children were sent to Auschwitz. On 30 July 1948, by a special resolution of…

Food,Krakow Eats and Drinks,Poland

Make Hummus Not War

posted on : March 5, 2018 0 Comment

In the heart of the Jewish Quarter is Hamsa an Israeli restaurant serving up aromatic and flavorful dishes. It was suggested by the wife of a Polish colleague of Alan. It had all the foods Alan came to love after spending six months in Israel–including Bedouin coffee and…

Books,The Grands

The Days of Childhood

posted on : March 4, 2018 0 Comment

There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favorite book. –Marcel Proust…

Food,Krakow Eats and Drinks,Poland

Relaxing with Aruba Tea

posted on : March 1, 2018 0 Comment

The Galleria (mall in the heart of Krakow near our apartment) is overflowing with coffee cafes. The Poles love their coffee and tea. Cafe Nero caught my eye and the Aruba Tea tantalized by taste buds. What is Aruba Tea do you ask? It’s English Breakfast tea with…

Krakow,Poland,Travel

They’re back!

posted on : February 28, 2018 0 Comment

They have no brains, no blood, are microscopic, and are made up of over 99% water and they sting. What are they? Sea lice. They are tiny little jellyfish or stinger larvae that have the same stinging cells (nematocysts) as an adult jellyfish/stinger. They usually only sting when caught…

Krakow,Poland,Travel

Baby It’s Cold Outside

posted on : February 27, 2018 0 Comment

One degree and it’s 3:30pm….brrrr! We’re going out to a Taco Tuesday tonight at a Mexican restaurant. Tacos in Poland…hmmm Waiting for the tram and then walking to the restaurant….brrrrrrrrrr!!!!!! This is a view from our window, with and…

Krakow,Poland,Travel

Everything is Close in Europe

posted on : February 27, 2018 0 Comment

We braved the cold (11 degrees) on Sunday and went to breakfast, the Main Market Square, Church of St. Mary, and a small city museum. Today we heard English accents every where on the Main Square. There were British pubs on one side of the square featuring English breakfasts and…

Books,The Grands

Strong is “Definitely” the New Pretty

posted on : February 26, 2018 0 Comment

After a morning of rock climbing with her brother my son took the kids to REI. This is the book my two year old granddaughter selected. This is the same granddaughter who has a shirt that says, “I’m not a princess, I’m a scientist&#8221…

Books,Novels

Another Crime Has Been Committed in Bucolic Scandinavia

posted on : February 25, 2018 0 Comment

In 1976, soon as the school year ended, we drove nonstop from Peoria, Illinois to Seattle, Washington, loaded our truck and ourselves on a ferry and exited at Haines, Alaska–that part of Alaska that looks like it should be part of Canada. This trip culminated two years of…

Food,Krakow Eats and Drinks,Poland

The Poles Know How to Warm Up

posted on : February 25, 2018 0 Comment

Alan is a genius at using Google Earth and the transportation maps to figure out what tram to take, where to get off, and then where to go. I’m a genius at observing details in our environment: the restaurants, stores, buildings, etc. we’ve passed. He can…

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