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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Monthly Archives: July 2009