Hello Ladies!
I know we’ve chatted a few times, but I wanted to send you some photos! Today I’m leaving Krakow, Poland and flying back to Frankfurt, Germany, then catching a train to Nuremberg when I land. I had such an amazing time in Poland and was thinking of you two during my trips to Warsaw and Krakow—imagining the things you would have loved and what you might not have liked as much, haha! I think you’d both enjoy the yummy pierogies, paczki (Polish donuts), and checking out the markets. What you probably wouldn’t enjoy: museums all day long (which I loved!) and lots of walking around looking at all the old buildings, lol. Also, Polish people really love mushrooms, and they add them to a lot of dishes! I was adventurous and ordered a few with mushroom sauce—it was absolutely delicious! I also really enjoyed a beef goulash on potato pancakes.
I saw so many incredible old buildings, especially in Krakow, since it wasn’t bombed during World War II most of the historic buildings are original. The city of Warsaw had 90% of their buildings destroyed during the war so much of what I saw there was recreated and rebuilt from pictures and peoples memories. Everything is really beautiful and historic that was my favourite part of Krakow. I visited lots of museums, most of them focused on World War II, since that’s a big part of Poland’s history. I also went to the largest and saddest concentration camp from the war, called Auschwitz. It was like the Vught camp we saw in the Netherlands, but much worse both in size and the evil things that happened there. It was heartbreaking to see how cruel people can be when they have power. I also visited Oskar Schindler’s factory in Krakow—he was a man who saved 1,100 people, which reminded me that even in dark times, there are good people in the world. Besides learning about war history, I found out so much more about Poland’s past. I especially found the time when they were under Soviet control interesting to learn about. You may not know this but Russia used to be called the USSR (Soviet for short). They took control of Poland for around 50 years. The Polish people are so resilient; Poland has a complicated history but have built a wonderful country filled with friendly and welcoming people.
I miss you both so much, and our little dog too! Just twelve more days until I’m home.
Mommy loves youuuu!
