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5/10/2019 0 Comments A Somber Time in PolandSaturday 5.4.19 I got up at 7:30 I got ready, worked on homework, and ate breakfast. We got on the bus at 9 and I slept and worked on some more homework. After a few hours, we had a pit stop at McDs. They are soooo much nicer here I just don’t get it- i wish the US had nice fast food places like that!! We drove a few more hours to Krakow. Once we got there, they parked the bus and we walked to hostel! I had somewhat high expectations since the last few we stayed in as a class were so nice… this one was fine but I felt like I was in an old grandmas spare room also Seth and Logan read reviews of the place online and there was mention of bed bugs so we all checked our mattresses and they seemed fine so one can hope and pray!! I shared a room with Sarah and Rachel! We had free time for lunch which was only about 40 minutes so we Rachel, Sarah, Kira, Kristina, Logan, Erica, and I tried to find a place. When we finally did we felt like Nuisances. We got there and they didn’t have menus on our table so we took some from the next table over, we flagged them over to order our drinks and lunch, we had really anxious vibes, we asked for our check before we got our food so that we could just jet out when it came, and we also requested that our food be put in boxes, it was just a lot. We did not make the meeting time so Pops came and found us and we left as soon as we could! Also while we were there, there was an old gypsy lady who was walking around begging for food and Kira and Kristina were telling her no but I had made eye contact with her and was just nodding my head at her even though I couldn’t understand what ever language she was using. While I was doing this, Kira kept saying no and she finally said it really aggressively and the gypsy lady pushed her, yelled something, and walked away! We then headed out and made it to our Schindler's Factory tour. It honestly felt surreal that the Holocaust could have actually happened. I feel so far removed from it that it just feels like stories and so surreal that this was an actual event in history! I walked around reading as much as I could but I was one of the very last people in our group. Kira and I were both going pretty slow trying to take it all in. Damien, Jan’s 10 year old son who was on the trip with us went back through to see how many people were left to finish. When he found us, he told Kira and I that we needed to hurry up. It was so cute, he stayed with us and kept making us move faster so I didn’t get a lot out of the end of it but as a whole the tour was really good! Afterwards, Logan, Kristina, Erica, Rachel, Kira, Sarah, and I walked around and found a little gelato place and then continued to walk around the city until we ran into more from our group (Ria, Tiffany, Lex, and Mary). Sarah and I latched on to them and we went to and sat at a bar, they drank some alcohol and I stole water from the bathroom sink! I eventually ordered some tomato lentil soup which was really yummy! The bathrooms were mixed restrooms and it was not weird at all! There was a point where I was washing my hands and a guy came in to use the bathroom and it was totally causal, it isn’t like I felt threatened or weird about it so that’s cool! I was really enjoying the great conversation. We talked about a lot of hot topics and it was interesting to see what everyone else’s thoughts were on the topics! After a bit, we went to another bar and ran into more people from our group including Griffin, Pops, and Seth. I hung out for a bit but Seth and I left after a while to go back to the hostel and got ready for bed. Sunday 5.5.19
I did not want to wake up but finally did. I got ready and went out to get breakfast at 8:30… but there was not really any breakfast left so I had a ham, cheese, tomato roll up, tea, and a little bit of leftover cereal. We met up as a group and headed to the bus! We did a quick 15 min ride over to the town that the salt mines were located in went on a salt mine tour. On the tour we were encouraged to licked the walls because they had salt on them! I totally licked the wall, like a lot of the walls… they were very yummy walls. After the tour we got back on the bus and drove the 15 minutes to get back into town. I had lunch with Sarah, Sara, Annalise, Lauren, Kirstin, Alex, Cici, and I. I got the traditional polish soup, ribs, and a yummy starter bread with cream cheese spread then at the end, they gave us a digestion shot of something that was supposedly supposed to help with our digestion which I definitely needed because I was stuffed to the brim! We were running a bit behind but then we met the rest of the group at the hostel to go on our walking tour. Jan led us in the rain to a castle and a church. At this point all of these Catholic churches are starting to look the same UNTIL we went to Saint Mary’s Basilica! It was my favorite church that we have been BY FAR!! It was so beautiful, there was gold all over and beautiful vibrant colors and the ceiling was a deep blue with gold stars that made you feel like you were under the night sky! Oh my gosh I loved it! Then Seth, Sarah, and I found a little market and so we shopped around a bit. After that, we went into a shop that had polish pottery! Holy WOW the pottery here is so amazing it is breathtakingly beautiful! We then stopped at hostel to drop our stuff off and then I went back out to eat with Seth and Sarah. I got a marg for Cinco de Mayo and cheese cake, I was still pretty full from lunch, so that was my supper! They went on to bar hop and I went back to the hostel and worked on homework!
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About Lindsay WarningHello all, I am Lindsay Warning! I am currently a senior at the University of Nebraska at Kearney majoring in Art Education with a K-12 teaching endorsement. Originally, I am from Holdrege, Nebraska. I have a little brother, Wyatt, who is 8 years old, a little sister, Jordyn, who is 5 years old, three pups; Tatter, Murphy, and Bella as well as my parents, Tiffany and Justin Warning. In addition to my fam-bam, I have an amazing boyfriend, Isaac and his wonderful family. God has greatly blessed me with a great family and friends! In my free time I love to hang out with Isaac and my friends, create art, listen to music, and travel. Archives |