Here we gooooooo
Today we went for a long walk. If I had realized we were going for an hour and a half walk, I would not have tried to brave it with a hoodie. It was ok though. When the sun decided to shine and the wind chose to not blow - it was perfect. I swear it ended up dropping 10 degrees when the sun gave up, half way through the walk. Such an interesting walk, I loved it. So much to gawk at on just a regular street around here. I can't get over the buildings, and these Polish people love their brick as much as I do. A part of me wants to work creating the bricks, the other part wants to be a brick mason. Maybe I just played with a whole lot of Lego as a kid.
Life is so amazing, I can't believe it. It just doesn't seem real! Me, little old Suzette, I'm going to keep traveling. Even in April as we planned for the trip to Demark, I could not have conjured up the possibility that we would keep going like we are. I didn't even try to believe. My husband is always the first to believe, I guess he's better at dreaming than I am.
Today is Day 22 in Poland. Next week are going to Krakow to see the Auschwitch concentration camp. Described as a network of German Nazi concentration camps and extermination camps. Hitler described it as a final solution to the Jewish question. I'm not just going for some warped sense of morbid fascination. I'm hoping it will make me a better person. One who respects others more, and who is more compassionate, and one who is inspired to take action when horrible things happen. If I study this darkness of the Jewish Holocaust then maybe I will be more aware if I start to see it again in my society. If forget this traumatic part of Europe's history, we disrespect the unfathomable loss of human love, and life.
And on a lighter note, in Krakow are the Wieliczka salt mines. The salt mines started in the 13th century, and it was a working mine until 1996. But that's not why I'm going. I'm going because of the google search I did, and the images I saw. There are dozens of statues and 4 chapels carved out of the salt. And salt chandeliers too. And did I mention the underground lake? It sounds pretty cool.
The week after that, we are going to Macedonia. The cheapest flights are with a stop somewhere else. There is a great deal to go to Skopje (Macedonia) with a stop in Budapest (Hungary). So instead of a few hours, we decided to stay 5 days in Budapest. How cool is that? Every site I look at says the food there is amazing. There are citadels, castles, and palaces in Budapest.
Then the week after that we will arrive in Skopje, Macedonia. What will I do there? I am hoping to get more training tomorrow on internet research for my family tree, so that will be good. I am going to learn how to draw, and I'm going to learn to cool local food with local spices. Wish me luck! Not to mention the usual exploring.
How did all this manifest itself?? I was ready to dream, but I'm still working on the believing part. And yet here we are. Just wow.
See this picture? I zoomed in on it for you. It shows the constant contrasts around here. This is a newer looking church, and the building next door dwarves it. You can't tell from this perspective, but it's true. The building next door is also abandoned, with so many broken windows. It's so big! It's strange to see this huge sad building laying to waste. I wonder what it's history was. Who thought of building it? Who did they choose to design it? What was it for? When was it built? How long has it been sitting empty? I love the questions that Lodz gives me. I could write a short story about this vacant building, it inspires me.
Life is so amazing, I can't believe it. It just doesn't seem real! Me, little old Suzette, I'm going to keep traveling. Even in April as we planned for the trip to Demark, I could not have conjured up the possibility that we would keep going like we are. I didn't even try to believe. My husband is always the first to believe, I guess he's better at dreaming than I am.
Today is Day 22 in Poland. Next week are going to Krakow to see the Auschwitch concentration camp. Described as a network of German Nazi concentration camps and extermination camps. Hitler described it as a final solution to the Jewish question. I'm not just going for some warped sense of morbid fascination. I'm hoping it will make me a better person. One who respects others more, and who is more compassionate, and one who is inspired to take action when horrible things happen. If I study this darkness of the Jewish Holocaust then maybe I will be more aware if I start to see it again in my society. If forget this traumatic part of Europe's history, we disrespect the unfathomable loss of human love, and life.
And on a lighter note, in Krakow are the Wieliczka salt mines. The salt mines started in the 13th century, and it was a working mine until 1996. But that's not why I'm going. I'm going because of the google search I did, and the images I saw. There are dozens of statues and 4 chapels carved out of the salt. And salt chandeliers too. And did I mention the underground lake? It sounds pretty cool.
The week after that, we are going to Macedonia. The cheapest flights are with a stop somewhere else. There is a great deal to go to Skopje (Macedonia) with a stop in Budapest (Hungary). So instead of a few hours, we decided to stay 5 days in Budapest. How cool is that? Every site I look at says the food there is amazing. There are citadels, castles, and palaces in Budapest.
Then the week after that we will arrive in Skopje, Macedonia. What will I do there? I am hoping to get more training tomorrow on internet research for my family tree, so that will be good. I am going to learn how to draw, and I'm going to learn to cool local food with local spices. Wish me luck! Not to mention the usual exploring.
How did all this manifest itself?? I was ready to dream, but I'm still working on the believing part. And yet here we are. Just wow.
See this picture? I zoomed in on it for you. It shows the constant contrasts around here. This is a newer looking church, and the building next door dwarves it. You can't tell from this perspective, but it's true. The building next door is also abandoned, with so many broken windows. It's so big! It's strange to see this huge sad building laying to waste. I wonder what it's history was. Who thought of building it? Who did they choose to design it? What was it for? When was it built? How long has it been sitting empty? I love the questions that Lodz gives me. I could write a short story about this vacant building, it inspires me.
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