Dziękuję, Polska

Dziękuje, pronounced Jen Koo Ya is thank you. As suggested by the mismatch of spelling and speaking for us English speakers, Polish was as difficult to attempt as the Cyrillic and Hebrew we attempted in the past. We always try to learn the basics- “good morning”, “hello”, “thank you”, “excuse me”. A lot of times,Continue reading “Dziękuję, Polska”

Baltic Balagon

After our emotional visit to Vilnius we elected to have a spa day.  Not that we have ever had a spa day.  Regardless, we headed to Druskininkai a well known spa resort on the Nemunas River in southern Lithuania renown for its mineral waters. (pictures show up better on the blog, click on the linkContinue reading “Baltic Balagon”

Fallinn for Tallinn

(pictures better viewed on the blog not the email) Travel, obviously, takes you somewhere you haven’t been. It forces you to figure out how to get somewhere, where to stay, how to shop and how to work those weird tumbler washing machines with instructions in another language. New experiences, doing routines differently.  Much of theContinue reading “Fallinn for Tallinn”