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 …
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10 Jul
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 …
09 Jul
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. …
08 Jul
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 …
07 Jul
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 …
06 Jul
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 …
05 Jul
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 …
04 Jul
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 …
03 Jul
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 …
02 Jul
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 …
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