Cruising at Frankfurt Intl. Airport

Church of Peace in Swidnica

Inside the Church of Peace; it is famous for having been built without a single nail

On the bridge in Bystrzyca Gorna

In front of my grandparents house in Bystrzyca G.

Welcome to Bystrzyca Gorna

polski chaber

Green fields

Among the green

Beautiful countryside

House for Sale -- any buyers?

On our long walk to Zagorze

Czerwony polski mak

Resting halfway

Pretty girl at fence

On the dam on the Bystrzyca river in Zagorze

In front of Grodno Castle -- it was a Monday so the castle was closed :(

There is nothing better than Polish ice cream in Swidnica

Asia i Asia

Przepiekny Wroclawski Rynek

Historic Town Square in Wroclaw

Jas i Malgosia (Hansel and Gretel) houses in Wroclaw

Internet Cafe :D

With Jarek and Asia

Zapiekanki... mniam mniam

Wroclaw at night

One thing better than Polish ice cream -- Polish beer

Pawel and I at the Capitol Music Theatre after the Fiddler on the Roof musical

Na zdrowie!

I jeszcze raz...

We are going to float down the Dunajec river in the Pieniny area of Poland near the Tatra Mountains

On the raft

Polish mountains

More mountains

At the end of the rafting trip

Just as good as Polish beer - Polish sausage roasted over a campfire

Hungry sisters :D

Zosia showing her Polish pride

Tomek and Wojtek, our tourguides ;-)

Tramping through the fields

Posing in front of a haystack

Moj ukochany Dziadzius i Ciocia Irenka

Titek the Cat

Zosia on one of Wroclaw's many bridges

My favorite cousin Magda and my favorite sister Zosia, what a combination :D

Tesco shopping trip

Waiting for the tram with Tomek

Zosia, Marek, Tomek

Having a Polish beer with Pawel

Happy crowd

On our way to the Japanese Garden

Posing on a stone in the Japanese Gardens

Big, brown, bear at the Zoo

In front of the Wroclaw Zoo

Walking through the city

In the botanical gardens

My favorite cousin Tomek

View of the Holy Cross Church from the Botanical Gardens

Yet another view

In front of Teatr Muzyczny Capitol

Talking to my mom while posing for a picture

Zosia and Marek on a boat trip on the Oder River

The little boat that would take us down the river

Me on "Gucio"

Coffee Planet! or was it Coffee Heaven??

With Monika

Zosia and Marek before Asia and Jarek's wedding

Sisters

Tomek and Me

Parents of the Bride

Procession down the aisle

Asia busy picking up coins after being showered with them for good luck

With the bride, Asia, and groom, Jarek

And now let the party begin...

Dance, dance, dance

:)

Balloon dance

Cutting the wedding cake

:)

Dance, dance, dance, again

Zosia and Ciocia Gosia

Dancing with Wujek Juliusz

Wujek with the other sister :D

Brother and sister

Oczepiny... I guess the next wedding is mine ;)

Goszko, goszko

Marek and Zosia, winner of musical chairs

Poprawiny

Poprawiny

Bus ride back from Poprawiny

On the bus back to Swidnica from Wroclaw

Helping Ciocia Irenka in the kitchen

Delicious result :)

Time to pack for the trip back

Zosia and Gabrysia in the plane back home to LA

The first thing I did when I got home was go to sleep :D