It’s Friday, the sun is shining…and I’ve met all my deadlines this week! Things feel light and happy, just like the Jumping Graffiti Girl on the wall by the nightclub on the Monte Cassino. Hope your Friday is just as…
Category: Poland
Recently the Catholic church canonized two past Popes. Catholicism is prevalent here in Poland and one of the Popes—John Paul II—was not only Polish, but also played a role in the fall of communism. Throughout our neighborhood, windows were filled…
This is a little alleyway I pass by nearly every time I walk home from the gym. It’s such a typical street scene around here; after a year and a half here, it still intrigues me even as I’m kind…
Traveling is good for the soul—but traveling in time? Magical. Last month we went to Warsaw for the weekend. Around the corner from our hotel was the Fotoplastikon, a small dark room containing a giant machine shaped like a drum….
I walked past this beautiful old building on my way home from the gym the other day. The building itself—a bed and breakfast by the beach—is lovely, but what really caught my attention was the staircase. I think it’s so…
You know how sometimes you just discover something simple but wonderful and it changes your whole day and sometimes your regular habits? In this case, I’m talking about bread. Yes, bread. Polish rye bread, actually. I’ll explain: First, I’m a…
Last weekend my little family went to the maritime museum in Gdansk. While the exhibitions were a bit too technical for my inquisitive three-year-old, we all found the ship models and displays really fascinating. (I envision myself sailing the seven…
Last week we were at the Alma, our local supermarket. This store is so different from the little “delicatesys” that are all over our neighborhood, where I normally shop because I can walk to them. The Alma is as close…