After a good sleep, we had a typical Polish breakfast - a selection of breads, cold meat like ham, cheeses etc., with a strong coffee. Just what we needed. Coicia has also been busy making some delicious apple cakes. She is an excellent cook.
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| View from Kamila and Darek's window |
Ciocia's granddaughter, Kamila, took us to visit her home, that they are renovating next door. They are on the top floor of a 100 year old building, with a beautiful view of a bridge over the river. Kamila's husband, Darek, is busy with the renovations, and they hope to be able to celebrate Christmas there with all the family. He has a lot of work to do, but it will be brilliant when it's finished.
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| Ciocia's apple cakes, yummm! |
We went shopping at the local supermarket, Kamila led the way in her car. She noticed that we were driving without the headlights on. Your headlights need to be turned on, even during the day, in Poland. Lucky she noticed, or we could have been in trouble.
We returned to Ciocia's for a cup of tea. She also gave us bigos, a popular Polish dish made with offcuts of cold meat, ham and sausage, cooked with cabbage, some carrot and other flavourings. Delicious! Ciocia is very clever, and we are very lucky!
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| MOH enjoying some bigos |
At 3:00pm we are invited to the home of Kamila's parents, Mirka (MOH's cousin) and Wiesiek. We had a good time chatting to them, even though we have a language barrier. MOH is trying his best to translate everything. Kamila and Darek can speak some English, so we are able to get to know them better on a personal level. We met Kamila's gorgeous 18 month old daughter, Olga (O-la), who kept us entertained almost the entire time. We enjoyed a meal of mashed potato with a creamy mushroom sauce, schnitzel and meat patties, and coleslaw. Mirka is a good cook like her mother. We will never go hungry in Poland!
We watched the video of Kamila and Darek's wedding day. It was interesting to see their unique traditions and customs, and the reception looked like a lot of fun - dancing, and more dancing, and games, and more dancing. Kamila's brother, Damien, was particularly entertaining!
MOH has said that despite his Polish background, it's still difficult getting around, reading road signs and driving in the local way. Some roads are narrow and some are cobblestoned - very interesting. MOH is always interested in the weather conditions, so wants to say that we have had a little rain each day, but it hasn't been cold. The relatives are concerned that we will feel the cold here, but it has been very pleasant. Ciocia's house always feels warm inside, without any heating. She says that they have no draughts and good insulation, to cope with extreme conditions in winter, when temperatures can get as low as -25C.
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