Rodzice w Krakowie (that might mean "parents in Krakow!")

The parental visit is going really well, minus some inconveniences related to the weekend we just spent at a mountain lodge in the Tatra Mountains... Fun weekend that involved a bit more walking than we'd originally been told and no private bathroom in each room (Mom's pet peeve). We did all enjoy the mountain atmosphere, though, and went on a lovely hike on Saturday! Mom, Dad and Professor McGarity ( the Swarthmore professor who runs the program) turned back after 4.5 km or so and a long mountain climb to spend a relaxing afternoon in the lodge. The kids and our Politechnika professor from Krakow proceeded on for a total of 22-ish km along a beautiful ridge and a strenuous climb to a real PEAK. Fantastic.

Other than our 2 days in the mountains, Mom and Dad have been doing all the tourist-y things in Krakow. A few museums, the royal castle (Wawel), walks around various parts of the city to admire the architecture, and today a trip to the huge salt mine in Wieliczka.

Oops, these pictures are in backwards order...



Professor McGarity and Dad playing radio.














The Group! Dad, Mom, Professor McGarity in the black hat and Professor Dabrowski from Politechnika in the tan hat and white shirt. And the back of Brad's head in the right side of the picture.















Dad and an energy advertisement in the main market square. There are all sorts of billboards up that have to do with the upcoming election for EU parliament. This one basically said "where do you want your energy coming from? VOTE"









Pigeon with a ring of bread around its neck that I saw in Kazimierz.












Dad and an old-fashioned post carriage in the main market square. I think they were selling postcards or something inside.