November 23, 2005
Chilling
(Day 277) Big fluffly flakes fell from above. The kind I loved as a kid, because it meant the possibility of school closings and delayed openings. Several us were sitting in the lounge area, some eating breakfast, some, like myself, staring out the window, watching it come down. All the room needed was a crackling fireplace, and I would've been staking my spot on the couch that night.
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November 21, 2005
Krakow
(Day 276) I'm not going to walk through the wild goose hunt I went on. Instead of going as part of a tour group, I tried to reach Auschwitz museum independently. It wasn't an fun experience - only frustrating - and it's something I don't want to relive. Suffice to say it's not as easy as the guidebooks make it out to be, and the circles I walked in wasted an entire morning.
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November 20, 2005
Wieliczka Salt Mines
(Day 275) I'm really breezing through Europe. One day here, two days there. On no other continent is it easier to do a whirlwind tour. Distances between cities are reasonable, and the transportation network is extensive and efficient. I decide this morning I'm read to leave Warsaw and go to Krakow? No sweat.
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November 19, 2005
No Joke
(Day 274) I was thinking to myself, what exactly do I know about Poland? Not much, I concluded. I'm pretty ignorant when it comes to Polish customs, Polish history. I do know a few Polish jokes, but posting them here might be in poor taste, and I wouldn't want to offend any Poles that might be reading.
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