Wengorzewo, Day 2

Here is the building we are staying at. the top floor is Maciek's house with 2 stories, the bottom floor has a tenant and the middle store is his - he sells top notch men and women's clothing. Krystyna has a store down the street where she sells more modern youth clothes. Her daughter in law, Asha, also has a part of the store.

Notice the tiny beer mug Poles love !!!

This was our first night with Maciek and Krystyna and they had just gotten some of their gifts, which included the Mexican sombrero.....not one to miss a step, he got out his shotgun and guitar to complete the setting when I said I was getting the camera !!

It is a very warm day outside today - Les and M. have gone to Giszitsko (sp??) .. I went to the tourist info center, one of my favorite activities, and met Simon. He informed me there are no official Polish classes in town. I knew that, but it was a good excuse to go in and chat. Then I went to a small store to buy conditioner and mouthwash and the girls inside were really friendly once they realized I had no idea what they were saying to me. One of them will got to NY next year where she has relatives. Hard to get a visa, she said. and that is the truth. Yelina Marta Monica. three gorgeous Polish babes. Afterwards, I stopped by a fitness center but it only opens at 3. here i am now, checking emails and writing in our blog.

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a while ago I wrote some Britishese and the time has come to explain them :

dodgey means something is not kosher or that u are a little bit uncertain as to veracity. a chevron is the arrow painted on the freeway and 2 of them should be between you and the next car. "push pause" I have heard 2 times - once live and once on TV and it means - be quiet !! car park=parking lot. trifle is a delicious dessert that Les has learned how to make which has rum pudding cookies whipcream. oh sooooo gooood. number plate=license plate. teatime can refer to dinner. threw me for a loop, I assure you. dual carriageway= 2 lane highway. subway is an underground walkway !! what is a subway to us is the TUBE. and lastly, peckish is a little hungry. My son Marc picked up on that one immediately when he came to La Bocana .... since he is always hundgry, those became his favorite words

we have booked the Louvre

I forgot to mention the Dzunia episode:

whenever we talked to Maciek on the phone before we came to Wengorzewo, he was hesitant about going to Paris. Those of you who were in touch with me know that I bought books and read and did the internet study of everything Paris for months !!! Les thought a day , maybe two would be sufficient and I disagreed, so your truly paid for one week. Summer teaching money. Translation money. Paris for 4. hotel paid. one week. I do not know if we will ever go again, there are thousands of other cities to go to. So I paid for a week. And we invited Maciek and Krystyna. Les informed me that he really didn't think they were going to go, since Maciek always answered - we will talk about it when you get here.....I was surprised but, whatever. So i said, let's ask your sister if she wants to go. and les mentioned to her that maybe M and K were not going and if he confirmed that, she could come. if he confirmed it.

we arrive. food. beer. chatting. remembering la bocana. talking about our trip. and i ask: are you coming? well, they said. we actually were thinking of going but Dzunia is going. She asked her son Krystian buy her a ticket from Paris back home !!!

les was nonplussed.

in talking to Krystian it turns out she had always dreamed of going to Paris.

All 5 of us are going.

Hotel for 4 is going to become a hotel for 5. Dzunia says she will sleep in the car if she has to !!!! ha ha ha !!

I have written to my son Marc. if he wants to come, I will book another room. I also want him to see London. What an interesting amazing regal city. off to dance polka now ...do widenja ... see u later !!