Meanwhile, Daniel and Maria started part 1 of out walking tour extravaganza. I caught up to them after I took care of business. We learned about St. Mary's, the bishop palace (where JPII lived), the Wawel (royal castle), Royal Cathedral, and a dragon.
In between our tours, we hade some delicious pierogis and a restaurant recommended by our guide. We also stopped for Kosher ice cream before part 2 of the tour!
Fun fact: Maria drys her hair with paper towels.
For the second part of our tour we walked through the Jewish quarter (or old Jewish quarter, since there only 200 of the original 68000 Jews before WWII). We saw synagogues, Broadway Street, a corner where you could see different times of the area, the alley where the famous scene of the boy saving the woman in Schindler's List was filmed, the old Jewish ghetto and part of the wall surrounding it, and Oscar Schindler's factory. We really enjoyed this walking tour because our guide was native to Poland and was super knowledgable. He also founded the company and is only 25!
We ha great time in Poland, partly because it is so cheap, but mostly because of it's uber Catholic and has a vibrant history.
We still need eat dinner before we catch our train for Prague!
The Tres Amis (Tim)
Ps: we all may come back with annoying accents!
Tim let us know if you need us to ship you a phone. O my what an experience but lucky it was not your wallet. Ya,ll are having the time of your lives and I am amazed at all you have experienced so far and in such a short period of time. Maria and Daniel have been to both significant places thAt belonged to their confirmation saints and now the best is yet to come for you when y'all head to Italia to visit Padre Pio. THis too will be amazing. I am wishing the Tres Amis all the best as you enter the last quarter of your trip. With love, The Landry's
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