Tuesday 3rd July to 8th July Slovakia & Poland After seeing Astrid off to the Airport, we had our breakfast, did some more washing and slowly got ready to leave the campsite. Leaving about 9.30 we headed north into Slovakia, and found a nice campsite in the middle of the country. A small campsite, run by a Dutch family on a small farm. Surrounded by hills and farmland it was a lovely quiet spot to stay for the night. While sitting viewing the countryside ...

Wednesday 1st September to Tuesday 7th September Poland. After a couple of days at Oswiecim(the second one very wet) we drove to Wroclaw, via a town called Czerma and their Chapel of skulls which is a monument to the victims of the 30 years war. It is a macabre sight with the walls, ceilings, and the altar decorated with human skulls and leg bones. A priest and gravedigger many years ago decided to clean and disinfect the bones and make the chapel a shrin...

Oswiecim; Poland.Tuesday 31/08/09 Today it has been cold, windy and very wet.We have decided to stay put and spend the day at Camp. We have found a very nice place to stay for a couple of nights, it was recommended to us by an English couple from the last campsite. Located within walking distance to Auchwitz and called Centre for dialogue and Prayer in Oswiecim and it is used to educate, inform and to build bridges between the people who have been affected ...

Poland 28th August We left Brasov early on Monday morning and headed east.Our first Stop was at Sighisoara around 11.00. Parking at the supermarket near the centre of town we first shopped and then went for a walk to the old part of the city. It is famous for many reasons but lately because of the popularity of vampires, it is the town where Vlad Tepes [who they though Dracula was based on] was born. The town was quite interesting and after a couple of hours...

Poland 28th August We left Brasov early on Monday morning and headed east.Our first Stop was at Sighisoara around 11.00. Parking at the supermarket near the centre of town we first shopped and then went for a walk to the old part of the city. It is famous for many reasons but lately because of the popularity of vampires, it is the town where Vlad Tepes [who they though Dracula was based on] was born. The town was quite interesting and after a couple of hours...