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Tulips, Tulips and More Tulips!

Tulips, Tulips and More Tulips! Well, happy belated Mother’s Day to all those who read my blog that celebrate Mother’s Day yesterday.  In Poland here we did not celebrate Mother’s Day as it is celebrated on the 26th of May … Continue reading

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Are We There Yet?

Are we there yet? Yesterday was one of the days, where I REALLY enjoy living in Poland!!  Why, because I am just a short 5 hour drive away to the Polish pottery mecca, Boleslawiec!  Close enough for a very long … Continue reading

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A Visit to…Blue Church, Bratislava, Slovakia

A Visit to…Blue Church, Bratislava, Slovakia I mentioned a few weeks ago we went to Bratislava, Slovakia.  One of the things we stumbled upon when walking to the neighborhood grocery store was this… So of course I had to go … Continue reading

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Celebrating Queen’s Day!

Celebrating Queen’s Day! Happy belated Queen’s Day to all my Dutch friends and family! Yes, I know I am not Dutch but when you live in a country for 6 AMAZING years you to tend to take on a few … Continue reading

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Need a Cozy Apartment in Poznan, Poland?

Need a Cozy Apartment in Poznan, Poland? So a few weeks ago the hubby ran the Poznan Half-Marathon along with several other of his friends that he talked into running. Like I have mentioned before one of the main ways we … Continue reading

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Bratislava the City of Sculptures!

Bratislava the City of Sculptures! So when the hubby was running the Bratislava marathon a few weeks ago, we did a lot of walking around the town.  Once thing that stuck out for us was all the different sculptures they … Continue reading

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Visit to….Warsaw Uprising Museum

Visit to….Warsaw Uprising Museum April 19th is a special day in Warsaw, Poland.  Why?  Because today is the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising was the 1943 act of Jewish resistance that arose within the Warsaw Ghetto in German-occupied Poland during World War II, and which opposed Nazi … Continue reading

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The End of a Vacation / The Beginning of a Nightmare

The End of a Vacation / The Beginning of a Nightmare Well one of the perks of living in Europe is all the travel opportunities that available to us.  But the same goes when you are in the USA but … Continue reading

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A Visit to…Vienna, Austria

 A Visit to…Vienna, Austria 2 weeks ago I did a post about my hubby running the Bratislava, Slovakia marathon.  Well we stayed for a few extra days to do some sight-seeing around that area as have never been to that … Continue reading

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Time to Visit…Poznan Half Marathon

Time to Visit…Pozan Half Marathon Last weekend we were out and about again this time to Poznan, Poland for the hubby to run his first marathon(OK half) in Poland.  Poznan is about 2 hours away from us so it wasn’t that bad … Continue reading

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Time to Visit….Bratislava Marathon

Time to Visit….Bratislava Marathon I know I have not posted a lot this past week and half but I have a REALLY good excuse!  My husband was off running another half marathon, this time in Bratislava Slovakia! I love it when my husband … Continue reading

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A Visit to…Upside Down House!

A Visit to…Upside Down House! A few week ago, I had the privilege to go on a school field trip with my daughter’s class.  When I got the permission slip it said that they were going to the “Upside Down House.”  What? … Continue reading

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Easter Craft Market in Torun, Poland

Easter Craft Market in Torun, Poland This afternoon me and the hubby went to Easter Craft market in Torun, Poland.  This event was only held today and we missed it last year, so this was on our to do list today!  … Continue reading

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Amber Jewelry Oh Yes!

Amber Jewelry Oh Yes! One of the items most people buy when visiting Poland is Amber jewelry  Before moving to Poland I had heard of Amber jewelry but never really gave it much thought.  Well if you have ever visited Warsaw or Gdansk you … Continue reading

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Fireworks in Poland!

Well last night, New Year’s Eve was a kids dream in, FIREWORKS in Poland!!  Now in the US we only do fireworks on the 4th of July so it was fun to do it in winter coats but trying to … Continue reading

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Finally Made it to a Polish Christmas Market!

 Well yesterday we finally made it to a Polish Christmas Market!  We hopped into our car and headed down a lovely little town Torun.  We have been to several in Germany, Belgium and The Netherlands over the years as this … Continue reading

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A Visit to….Sopel Christmas Ornament Factory

One thing that Poland is known for is…Christmas ornaments!  I bet you if you go through your Christmas ornaments at least one is made in Poland.  Well who would have thought but there is a factory right here in Bydgoszcz!!! … Continue reading

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A Visit to…Oberammergau, Germany

I know I have not posted a lot the past week, so my apologies   But I have a GOOD excuse, we were on in Oberammergau, Germany for a work conference for my husband.  The kids and I tagged along with him … Continue reading

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1 Year Ago Today My World Changed Yet Again!

It is hard to believe but one year ago today, we packed our car and our van and drove to move from The Netherlands to Bydgoszcz, Poland!  Yep, I have officially have been in Poland for 365 days!  CRAZY!!! Never in my … Continue reading

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Little of Holland in Poland!

I am beyond excited today!!  I went to our local Lidl grocery store this morning to get some more orange juice as several of us in my house have been sick since Thursday and we are still trying to get … Continue reading

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