………..the gifts! We were also given some very thoughtful gifts from the family!
We awoke to be served an amazing breakfast. Eli and Pawel were the most attentive and gracious hosts, we were treated like royalty! It was a frosty morning and we prepared for the day’s activities, Eli ensured that we all had gloves and warm jackets. Using 2 cars we embarked on a drive to Karpac which is a lovely mountain resort. In winter people come here to ski but we just came for the views and the fresh air! Pan Wladyslaw looked really cute in his beanie(hat)!
Scott drove some pretty winding roads behind Eli, who is a lead foot :)) Wladyslaw is always telling her to slow down!
We went for a walk in the crisp mountain air and took a guided tour into the Wang Lutheran church. This structure was made entirely of timber with all timber joins which was sourced from Norway. The guide explained the intricate carvings and history in English(many thanks to Eli and Pawel for this).
Anna brought along snacks like Poncki (Polish Doughnuts) and cheese pastries plus Eli And Pawel treated us to roadside smoked sheeps milk cheese …. It was yummy!
Unfortunately, Amadeusz, Honerata and Milena had to skip school to be our chaperones too! We didn’t have to clear up breakfast because Veronika, Evalenka and Terenia came over to clean up and also prepared the dinner while we were enjoying our excursion. Dinner consisted of an entree of Broccoli cream soup – magnificent and then the Pierogi feast began – Russian like Babcia makes, spinach filling served with garlic cream instead of sour cream and then cabbage and mushroom ones too. There are more stories such as the story of when Wladyslaw even sneakily used the hand break when driving with Evalenka to slow her down while driving too. There was more singing and games and then when we mentioned our trip plans Wladyslaw and Janusz planned out our trip in terms of kilometres and hours using the computer and road atlas! All too soon the day ended and it was time to sleep…..much earlier than the night before.