Here are some highlights from my two-week stay in Poland.
My family home and my grand-parents’ house:

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My parents working in their garden:

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Many meals together with family and friends:

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Celebrating Kasia’s birthday (my niece and goddaughter):

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Visiting my husband’s parents:

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Meeting with sister Jolanta and her student Jessica:

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Touring Podlasie (eastern part of Poland, near the border with Belarus) and visiting Polish Orthodox churches:

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Liw Castle
Siemiatycze: St. Peter and St. Paul Orthodox Church.
Siemiatycze: Saints Apostles Peter and Paul Orthodox Church
Siemiatycze: Resurrection of the Lord Orthodox Church
Siemiatycze: Resurrection of the Lord Orthodox Church

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Listening to this amazing and inspiring Orthodox priest:

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Tasting regional dishes in a gorgeous restaurant in front of the palace in Korczew:

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Their regional dish is called: Kartacze.

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Another big highlight of my trip to Poland was meeting with my two very good friends from elementary school: Bozena and Agnieszka.

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Picking flowers for the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 15th.

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4 comments

  1. Hi Joanna,

    So nice to see you spending time with family and friends in Poland. We miss you here in Canada, but cant wait to hear about your travels as you continue on to Iceland.

    Travel safely and God Bless.
    Love Christina and Randy

    1. Thank you Christina and Randy. I am already in Island, waiting for Radek, Basia and Ania to arrive. I will try to post something here tomorrow. No trees in Iceland!!!!!

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