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- Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6077589afa807306308a104b/1624658588382-SHPTV64VZEUHK6F5XHT6/horse.jpg Blog - Ahhhh, Krakow ! - After dark… At night the carriages are lit from underneath. The horses are always adorned with flowers, plumes, tassles or silver jewelry, of sorts. Their presence on the square is a joy to the photographers as they stand in line like a taxi cab line waiting for passengers to hire them for a tour. The driver does not give descriptions of what you are riding past but it’s all fascinating and beautiful, so just enjoy the ride. You’ll see Rennasaince, Baroque and Gothic architecture, often large sculpture exhibits, international travelers, and every vista is a delight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6077589afa807306308a104b/1624312463270-M74H6PB51C518CTEPMLC/Warsaw+2003+015.jpg Blog - Ahhhh, Krakow ! “The Historic Centre of Kraków, the former capital of Poland, is situated at the foot of the Royal Wawel Castle. 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I’ll be so disappointed if it isn’t there when I go back. It’s been a regular stop on each of my trips and I am never disappointed. It’s a tiny place wedged among the shops on the square just a few doors from Florianska Street. I think that is the northeast corner of the square. And for all the times I’ve visited, I cannot remember the name of it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6077589afa807306308a104b/1624975751187-47NCBZZICEHAK7J0JH6N/slide+272.JPG Blog - Ahhhh, Krakow ! - A Little French Restaurant Narrow lanes run off the main square in every direction with yet more shops restaurants and guest houses scattered and waiting to be discovered. Gosia and I found a little French restaurant that charmed us enough to bring Matt (VT) and Urzsula back for another delicious dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6077589afa807306308a104b/1624975091324-0YSW1YCEP1C0BZ0RRZS7/Krak+Milk+%26+Co.jpg Blog - Ahhhh, Krakow ! - Krak Milk & Co. Another fun coffee shop was tucked in a back street close to where we stayed in a B&B that was lacking in its breakfast offerings. The cafe’s white walls were decorated with huge posters of cow’s faces with big noses, which we found very funny when accompanied by my learning the comical word “Mooooch-ka”! (word for cow) Our silliness was unbridled at times. Combined with very good coffee and breakfast it made for a memorable morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6077589afa807306308a104b/1625181600492-T66PXUWK9UVPUO04MMYU/slide+10.JPG Blog - Ahhhh, Krakow ! - Wedel Chocolate Wedel chocolate is 5 star and can be found all over Poland. One of its premier stores and cafe is located on Krakow’s main square where you can find dozens of chocolates - in all degrees of cocoa from milk to very dark chocolate. Gift boxes are a definite take home idea, but after your purchase be sure to go through to the cafe further into the building. The ceiling is two stories up and opens to the sky. Seating is scattered with potted trees and the menu will have you drooling and undecided about where to begin. Lunch is offered but the stars of the show are the ice cream deserts served with that scrumptious melted Wedel chocolate, fruits and oodles of rich whipped cream. Don’t miss this top. Skip lunch and go straight to one of the delicious Wedel delights. 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I caught a little breeze in the entrance hall and sat on a wooden bench opposite a young priest waiting for Gosia to complete her tour. When she joined me, she was struck by what she saw just behind me. There was a a book with only one name on the cover. ANTONI RZASA. Dumbfounded to have searched so long and here we accidentally happened upon it. The priest picked up on our surprise and conveyed to Gosia (in Polish) that the exhibit which was here was the work of the artist with that name. His exhibit was in its last day, so we got there just in time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6077589afa807306308a104b/1622835746143-BODKIX8HQFODK243BUYP/Rzasa+work.jpg Blog - Sandomierz - Surprises - Antoni Rzasa Of course we returned to the exhibit and reviewed each piece with more personal interest. Antoni Rzasa carved his sculptures with an ax if you can imagine such a thing. Chisels and skill must have played a big part. 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He had just finished reading his father’s copy of Journey Into Poland. He said, “I am not a reader, but I sat down with it and didn’t get up ‘til I was finished. My wife asked me what it was about cause she never saw me read for so long.” He told me he learned more about his family and his father than he had ever known. He tried to come to every visit at Uncle Michael’s and calls me regularly now. This has been another wonderful outcome of my publishing the book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6077589afa807306308a104b/1620137336613-OJTLTTWA1DDGNLYSHSRA/CVS+and+me.jpg Blog - Connections - Just Around the Corner One day while shopping at CVS, I was helped by a clerk with an accent I thought I recognized. Sure enough, Aneta is from Poland and we soon had many things to talk about at every visit to the store. She helped celebrate my book being published by coming to my Book Launching Party. She got to meet Wladek, my family, and many of the people who have enjoyed the book and the stories. She travels back to her family home near Krakow regularly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6077589afa807306308a104b/1620065733393-GQZUXOZ6WLJYM9CSIWA4/Gary+and.jpg Blog - Connections - Such a Coincidence Gary King found me on Virtual Tourist.com as he planned a trip to Poland to search for his family’s roots. We emailed a lot and I arranged for him to meet Wladek in Poland. Wladek helped him research and at the end of their trip, we spent time together in Krakow. Gosia was with us as well as Wladek. We laughed, ate, and marvelled at our shared history. His grandparents lived just down the street from my grandfather in Zarembki in the 1800’s. 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