We were able to sleep a little later yesterday because we didn't have to leave the hotel until 10:00 yesterday morning. Some of us met for one last breakfast at the hotel. A breakfast buffet was provided every day at the hotel. It was interesting... Polish people like to eat a lot of meats and cheeses at breakfast time! (I stuck with bread and nutella with scrambled eggs many days!)
Some of us were ready to go early so we took one last walk over to the main square. We hadn't yet been here early in the morning so there were many people out and about getting ready for the day. To get to the main square fromour hotel, first we have to cross the park space. The park surrounds the entire downtown area, and it's the space where the walls used to stand a loooong time ago to protect the city.
We even saw some small Polish School children! They were SO adorable!
We were only able to stay about 15 minutes before we had to get back to the hotel to grabour things and get on the bus. Here is Jenn, Amy and I on the bus about to leave our hotel in Krakow.
And then finally, we all boarded the plane in Krakow and were on our way to Munich, Germany for a quick layover. Jenn and I got to sit next to each other on this flight. But on the 2nd flight all 21 of us were spread out over the plane. Here are some of the people I traveled with this week:
The plane from Munich to Boston was very cool. The bathrooms were located down stairs and there were about 6 or 8 of them!! I took about a 2 hour nap on the plane and then spent a long time working on my portfolio. I got about 16 pages done! I was very happy with what I accomplished! I spent the last hour before landing listening to my book on tape. I didn't have any time at all, really, to read or listen to my audio book. I didn't even touch the book I brought! But I figured that's ok. The reason I didn't have any time at all is because I was out experiencing all that Poland had to offer.
Our plane landed in Boston just before 6:30. Customs and passport control was easy. My luggage was one of the last to come up, which was annoying. But at least it was there!
My parents were waiting for me and I was happy to see them!! We stopped to get something to eat on the way home and arrived home just in time to watch American Idol! I was asleep by 9:30 and didn't wake up until almost 10:00 this morning! I did wake up around 2:00am (would have been 8am Poland time) but was easily able to fall back asleep (thankfully!!)
And now, here I am, sitting at my kitchen table in Beverly, Massachusetts. Yesterday morning I woke up in Krakow, Poland. I had a wonderful week, making new friends, learning about the world, a different country, and learned even in the face of something terrible new life can begin new again.
Thanks for reading this blog and sharing this journey with me.
(p.s. I do plan to go back and add to some of the older posts!! Many times when I did the posts it was late at night and I was really tired, so be sure to check back!!)
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