Monthly Archives: July 2009

Pic of the Day: July 11

Pic of the Day: July 11

On the sixth day in Zakopane my true love gave to me…6 nuns a hiking. There’s something about nuns, especially nuns in hiking boots, that’s …

 

Pic of the Day: July 10

Pic of the Day: July 10

Welcome to the border between Poland and Slovakia, the Tatra Mountains.  Zakopane, the ski resort of the Tatras, is a short bus ride away from …

 

Pic of the Day: July 9

Pic of the Day: July 9

A big disadvantage of being married to a geek is that you’re often forced to visit museums like the Museum of Municipal Engineering in Kraków.  …

 

Pic of the Day: July 8

Pic of the Day: July 8

Our new favorite neighborhood restaurant for the Polish classics is pictured here, U Doroty.  The portion size of one of their special dishes, conveniently named …

 

Pic of the Day: July 7

Pic of the Day: July 7

Pictures can’t do justice to the Old Town main square in Kraków, one of the largest in Europe.  The place is buzzing all night, every …

 

Pic of the Day: July 6

Pic of the Day: July 6

In Kazimierz (our home neighborhood in Kraków), there’s no shortage of cafés and bars.  Here you see the Allens trying to perfect their new Bohemian …

 

Pic of the Day: July 5

Pic of the Day: July 5

In Poland, Pope John Paul II is THE national hero.  Karol, as he was known in the old days, is quite the local boy:  born …

 

Pic of the Day: July 4

Pic of the Day: July 4

The final concert of the Krakow Jewish Culture Festival claims to be the largest Jewish music event in the world.  As you can see, it’s …

 

Pic of the Day: July 3

Pic of the Day: July 3

We took advantage of Krakow’s 19th annual Jewish Culture Festival to tour the seven synagogues in the neighborhood where we live (Kazimierz).  Poland was once …

 

Pic of the Day: July 2

Pic of the Day: July 2

It’s not every day that JP gets to visit an Informatics ‘Katedra‘ (the Polish word for ‘Cathedral’) but also, in this case, the word for …