Saturday, September 4, 2010

A latest Polish travel update

We are going well. Thanks for the comments.
Internet access is becoming a bit difficult, and I probably won't upload any more pictures until we are in Germany on Friday September 10th.
We are currently staying in a 'Pension' in Mikolajki which is right on the Mazurian Lakes in Northern Poland. In fact, our 'pension/hotel' sits on a lakeshore. It is beautiful here and we are very relaxed just poking around looking at people and places.
We finally managed to hire a car and the dealer said to us ' Two days only ??? In this countryside you can lose yourself for two weeks easily!!! '
Mike and I have managed to keep our marriage steady on the Polish roads, which are reputedly and really ... crazy. We did have a little tiff today and then drove past a sign for the town called 'Snopki' and that cracked us up again.
We have decided we really like the Polish people in general, they take a little warming up to, but they are generally kind and unpretentious. As a tourist, they look after you well. Things are just very simple and unstylish (how else could I put it?) but this also means that this country is still undiscovered by the crowds and developers.
We love the wide open spaces and the little farm villages with their bright red roofs in the middle of this 'hurt your eyes' green!! The lakes are crystal clear and all pubs serve local fresh water fish as their speciality. This means there is pike, cod and salmon on the menus.
Tomorrow we will return the car to Olsztyn, take the train to Gdansk where we will stay for 2 nights before heading off to Berlin and then Bonn/Cologne.
So Julian, Noah, Nikki and everyone else reading this blog - there will be no news until we are at Omi's on September 10th.

2 comments:

Nikki and Sticky Travelling Oz said...

Well, it was just lovely seeing your face on Skype the other day! I just love the update... sounds so beautiful. Can't wait to see the photos! Snopki sounds pretty amazing!

Pauline said...

I'm really enjoying following your travels. Sounds as if you are having a great time. Happy Birthday for Saturday Mike.