Poor GPS leads to some lucky finds (pics included)...

Sometimes the drive to the vacation destination is full of it's own little surprises...

Last weekend we took a long weekend and visited the small town of Karpacz, Poland.  We mostly stayed at the hotel because it had plenty to do for a family with a small child and this trip was decided more or less off the cuff with little planning.

The drive there and back proved just as worthwhile as the wonderful time we experienced at the Hotel Gołębiewski w Karpaczu.  http://www.golebiewski.pl/karpacz

A glimpse into baking...

In honor of Burger's birthday, our one and only Polish friend that we have made since moving to Poland, is coming over to celebrate Burger's special day.  When I asked her if I was looking in the wrong places for chocolate chips for making cookies, I was slightly afraid I already knew the answer.  I was right... no semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips for baking cookies are going to be found in Poland, regardless of where I look.  When I mention baking the cookies, Alma's eye's lit up.  She said she hasn't had a chocolate chip cookie since she did her undergraduate in the US (can you imagine).  Alma asked if I knew how to make the dough and was so impressed when I said yes.  Anyone that knows me and my baking skills, knows it is far from impressive, so I was feeling REALLY GOOD about myself at this point lol.    

Burger's first tram ride...

Not sure where to start this blog, as we are three weeks into actually living in Poland and three months into the process of getting here.  I have decided the best place to start is in current events and as I have time I will fill in the gaps of how we got here.  

The most notable experience of late was this past weekend.  We FINALLY took Burger on his first tram ride.  This may not seem like a big deal to most, but Burger has been asking (repeatedly, like only a 3 year can do lol) to go on a tram since our "look see trip" in October (three months ago).  While we were on the "look see" visit, I brazenly thought I would figure this tram business out and get this boy on... No Problem!  I stepped up to the ticket kiosk and quickly realized that the entire thing was in Polish.  Knowing excuse me, please and thank you in Polish weren't going to help me now.  Needless to say, he never rode that tram and we haven't stopped hearing about it, ha!