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August 2013

17 Days

I had the daunting task of spending 17 days in a foreign country with my toddler while my husband traveled back to the States for a training course for his job. Granted, I’m a SAHM so I spend my days with Nathan anyway, but to have no relief at night …

It’s Getting Hot in Here…..

Heading to Gorlitz, we knew temperatures were going to soar in the next few days. After a week of touring, we were ready to relax a bit and the sleepy town of Gorlitz was just the answer. Gorlitz is on the German-Poland border, split along the river (a natural border …

Auschwitz-Never Forget

Auschwitz is the 4th concentration camp that I have visited—and you never get over the shock of the horror of it all.  The sheer size alone of Birkenau took my breath away upon arrival—it was in fact, a factory of death. Please be warned I am going to post some …

Krakow-Cheap & Beautiful

Upon entering the main square in Krakow, you feel kind of in awe at its sheer size and beauty. St. Mary’s church towering before your eyes, Cloth Hall-a beautiful building in the Italian renaissance style, in the center of a bustling tourist plaza and all the glorious sounds of pigeons, …