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Day trip to Mikolajki, NE Poland

BajaBlanca - 7-8-2015 at 07:38 AM

Miko is another town, about 2 hours away from us - it is a sports/tourist destination, huge and busy and great fun!














SO MANY BOATS - WATER EVERYWHERE!















PEOPLE EVERYWHERE!























BIKERS EVERYWHERE:









STALLS SELLING TOURIST MEMENTOS ON BOTH SIDES:



















LOOKING DOWN FROM THE BRIDGE, RESTAURANTS AND STORES GALORE:








THIS LITTLE STAND HAS BEEN THERE FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS, I SAW IT THE FIRST TIME I CAME:












ON OUR WAY TO MIKO, WE STOPPED BY SZTYNORT - I HAVE TO LOOK UP THE INFO ON THIS PORT....BUT IT WAS BEAUTIFUL AND DOES HAVE SOME HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE:










WE SAW THESE FOLKS - NOT TOO SHABBY EH?











FAMOUS BLDGS BUT COULD NOT FIND OUT INFO:










BUT THIS IS HOW LES'S SIS AND I FEEL ABOUT THIS DAY-

FIAT LUX:











[Edited on 7-10-2015 by BajaBlanca]

DianaT - 7-8-2015 at 08:10 AM

Great that it looks like you are having such a good time! I am loving following along. THANKS

David K - 7-8-2015 at 08:12 AM

Very nice!

Did you tell them about a hot dog 'Mexykañski' (bacon wrapped)?

BajaBlanca - 7-8-2015 at 12:03 PM

we will be back and I will definitely tell them! great idea!

David K - 7-8-2015 at 12:25 PM

What is a Polish Sausage called in Poland? Are the "Hot-Dogs" from that cart the same size wiener ('frank') as here, or different?

BajaBlanca - 7-8-2015 at 02:03 PM

polish sausage = kielbasa

If memory serves me right, it was a thin weinerdog on a normal hotdog bun.

Bajahowodd - 7-8-2015 at 03:49 PM

The sad thing is that so many Europeans speak fluent English but so few American speak any foreign language.

David K - 7-8-2015 at 04:34 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Bajahowodd  
The sad thing is that so many Europeans speak fluent English but so few American speak any foreign language.


Indeed... but, since English is the primary international language that so many others learn (as you state), less need for Americans, Canadians and Brits to learn more languages, ... perhaps?

chuckie - 7-8-2015 at 04:38 PM

Hey, Wodd hardly speaks English, so cut everyone else a lil slack...Blanca? Is there any hunting in Poland? What a lovely place...Researching a trip there....

BajaBlanca - 7-9-2015 at 07:31 AM

well, I am partial to the lake region because I think it is just so beautiful....but I also highly recommend KRAKOW. It is incredibly interesting.

They say studying a new language drastically opens up those neurons and prevents a stroke -so study away! Just thinking about one new word a day will create synapses that might prolong a healthier life.

I found that my base in Portuguese really helped me out when I took my SAT's - they try to catch you with latin based words that, for me, in 1975 -and for my kids in 2000, were a piece of cake.

Bajahowodd - 7-9-2015 at 04:41 PM

Quote: Originally posted by chuckie  
Hey, Wodd hardly speaks English, so cut everyone else a lil slack...Blanca? Is there any hunting in Poland? What a lovely place...Researching a trip there....


I speak German Italian, and Spanish, you dolt. What do you speak?

BajaBlanca - 7-9-2015 at 11:11 PM

settle down kids!