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Sleep walking  Chlopskie Jadlo  Incredibly beautiful on the inside. We listened to the bugler on the hour. Centuries ago his predecessor warned of approaching enemies then an arrow pierced his throat in the middle of a note.      Beautiful old building in an excellent location        Where Polish kings were crowned and buried Pope John Paul II was archbishop from 1963-1978.   I just missed photographing a sword fight. We toured the Crown Treasury and Armoury of the Castle. Impressive. I read James A. Michener's Poland before and after the trip. The exhibit contained a feather headdress that whistled in the wind as the warriors sped into battle on their horses. Michener had described this in the book, but it didn't jive with my thoughts of American Indians' headdresses. The feathers did not touch each other in this headpiece, and the frame appears to have kept the piece away from the body. I recommend reading Michener's book before traveling to Poland. |
Friday, November 11, 2011
First Entry: Krakow, Poland
A couple of months ago, our nephew asked if we would like to meet him in Krakow and travel to a few more places. His 'few more places' were pretty ambitious for two weeks so we cut back...a bit. Since Flint was traveling with work, I went on the adventure. The only thing that would have made it better was having Flint with us... and having a dining car on a couple of the trains! This trip will be divided into several entries as I took too many pictures. We met in Krakow on a Sunday. What a gorgeous, vibrant city! (All conversations were repeated two days later as JP was soooo asleep!)
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