Yesterday, at around noon we arrived in Zakopane, Poland. Zakopane is a little ski town in the mountains. It has a lot of little lodge homes and markets. It was a very beautiful and charming place, but unfortunately there was not much to do. The little town is really nothing but a tourist trap. The downtown square had many little market stands selling smoked cheese and souvenirs. The main attraction in the town is a tram ride that brings you up a mountain where...

Saturday evening, we arrived in Krakow. Poland is the birthplace of vodka, so we knew that we were in for a crazy night of partying. After sampling some polish vodka - which goes down much more smoothly then the stuff back home - we headed out for a group dinner. I had some delicious perogies. After dinner, we started a pub crawl. It was a great night! We went to four bars and had a great time together. Sunday morning, of course came far too soon. We were all...

On Saturday morning, we left Olonouk and started to make our way to Krakow, Poland. On the way there, we stopped for a tour of Auchwitz. The tour started at Auschwitz I, which has now been converted into a museum. We had a guide take us through and explain the horrible events of the holocaust. The museum and the guide did a good job of making it an emotional experience as opposed to a simple history lesson with statistics. They have a section, which just has ...