I write this on the last night of our stay in Europe. We left Krakow 3 days ago and are now in London England. We stopped for 2 days in Norwich, to see our friends Shaun and Blue and their adorable little boy Joshua! We then made our way to London to see our friends Leslie and Peter and their just 7 week old baby boy Peter :) We are very excited about our return to Portland. We have missed everyone so much as well as our cat and our own home. But we are also sad to leave Krakow. We have had so many adventures here in the past 9 months. Some good and some bad, but mostly good! We have met some wonderful people and have learned our own thresholds when it comes to apartment searching and accommodations. We have learned to take stranger criticism on the way we raise Aria with a grain of salt. We got Aria her Polish citizenship. Joe learned how to speak Polish (he is not fluent, but he gets by). I got to spend so much quality time with my cousin Ewa and my best friend Kasia and their families. We have eaten more than our share of delicious breads, home cooked meals, and honey (Polish people love honey). We have also seen Aria grow from a 2 year old toddler to a 3 year old "big girl". It has been a fun ride! Thank you all for reading our blog throughout this journey and thank you to family and friends (here in Europe and there in the US) for giving us so much support throughout all this! Here are some pictures recapturing the funnest times we have had here! Czesc Polsko, we will miss you!!!!
We Arrive in England! Thanks Shaun and Blue for making our time transition bearable
Leslie and Peter take us out to a nice Chinese restaurant in London
We make our way to Kedzierzyn-Kozle and meet up with family and friends we haven't seen for over 7 years.
We get to Krakow just in time to celebrate All Saints Day
Fall in Krakow is beautiful and we get visits from family and friends
In our first apartment, Aria learns how to operate the camera
For Thanksgiving we take a 5 day trip to Warszawa
The Warsaw Zoo
We come back from Warszawa to find out that beneath our apartment a strip club opened. So we move... to this tiny apartment. Just in time for St Nicolas Day
A quick trip to see family in Kedzierzyn-Kozle
The tiny apartment didn't work out, so we move in with our friends for 2 weeks while we look for a place to live. Here Aria takes a bath with Solomon and Bea
Krakow main square in the winter
Wawel castle and snow
We find a nice place to live in Podgorze just in time for Christmas
Kasia, Rafal and Kuba come and visit for New Years
Joe and Rafal "enjoying" champagne on New Years Eve
One of the many parades in Krakow (this one for the 3 Kings)
Winter has arrived and we try and keep busy
We go sledding
We go to art...
And we do art at home
We saw the temperatures drop down to -20C
We go and visit Bochnia Salt mine for my bday
Bochnia
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| Babcia comes to visit |
We see Ewa's belly grow...
... and grow
We celebrate Easter with family
And we celebrate our 6 year wedding anniversary on Easter
In April Bubbe and Grandpa come to visit
Sandomierz
Kazimierz dolny
Aria turns 3!!!!
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| Then Miriam and Michael come to visit us |
It's time to say good bye to family :(
And Ewa's belly (by the way, Ewa gave birth the day after we left)
We watch some Euro Soccer tournaments and see Poland lose
We attach a Bo Joe and Aria lock to the Kladka
It's time to leave Poland... we've come a full circle. Back to Shaun and Blue's house to see them one last time and to meet their adorable new boy Joshua
And last but not least, we see Leslie and Peter and their cute boy Peter San!
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