Day 5 - Friday 13/09/2013

After a traditional breakfast of bread, ham and tomatoes, we took Ciocia to the cemetery to clean Wojek (Uncle) Piotr's grave and light candles.

View from inside the cemetery gates

During the war, the German army took over the cemetery and ruined the Polish graves. They buried their own people there instead. After the war, the Polish locals reclaimed the land, moved the German graves to one area at the back of the cemetery, and erected a memorial wall with their names engraved on it.

View of road to cemetery.

We went home for a cup of tea and apple sponge. Later we went in to the town centre again for more shopping. We bought some cocoa that was used to make the chocolate and cheese cake - yummmm.

I've noticed that people often greet each other in the street, even strangers.

Price comparisons - Coke 1.75l costs 2.79 zloty (zwoty) = $1.10AU, water 1.5l costs 0.65 zloty = 26 centsAU, diesel fuel 1l costs 5.65 zloty = $2.25AU, cigarettes 20pk 14 zloty = $6.00AU, vodka 700ml 17 zloty = $7.00AU.

In the meantime, Ciocia has been busy cooking. For lunch we are having pierczceonek - rolled pork, with ham and mushrooms and cheese inside, and mash potatoes and pickles. Everything is home cooked here, every meal and cakes and sweets. Many of MOH's family live in apartments, and have couches that are converted into beds each night.

Lunch

Tonight we are invited to cousin Wanda's for a barbeque grill. Unfortunately it is likely to rain, so we will eat inside.

We still went on a tour of their garden - dzialka (jelka), across the road, where we would have had our grill. It is a large plot of land, that they have worked very hard to cultivate and nurture, and now it is a beautiful garden, vegetable plot and entertaining area in warm weather. I particularly like the zinnia.

I tried a small glass of Polish wine, very strong flavour, but sweet.

Dzialka

We will see Wanda again tomorrow, when she takes us to an annual fastival in Zagan.

Wanda's dzialka

 

Zinnias

 

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