Mojencice, Poland

It was an 8 hour drive to get here. Nice road for the most part. We zoomed. The speed gene is obviously inherited in this family. Maciek went so fast, he is a good, but quite aggressive driver and like his brother Les, does NOT believe anyone has the right to drive in front of him. No ifs, ands, or buts. It is just unnaceptable and will be appropriately and sometimes inappropriately handled !!

Arrived safe. Miracles do happen.

Dzunia had cooked us a delicous meal .. soooo good ... chicken soup first. Then the famous mizury (sp) yogurt and cucumber salad, chicken prepared 2 different ways, potatoes (a meal without potatoes .. well ... I think it is quite simply unfathomable here.) There is a cheesecake but none of us had room ! Beer for some. Juice for others. Arek is home since it is Sunday - kid is so tall and so handsome and so nice. He should become a model. Has those slavik features which make him stand out and he is probably over 7 feet tall.....

Heard from Claudia and she is indeed in Budapest, Hungary and has room for us to stop by and visit for a day or two. I looked online at information about Budapest and was amazed ... first of all, who knew there were 118 hot springs in the center of town ??? No one told me. Sounds wonderful. Language: Magyar. I know it is one of the hardest , if not the hardest, language to learn. 1.8 million people. a lot. Danube runs through city and sparates Buda and Pest which are joined by a famous "chain" bridge. This I did not know either ....A famous artist - Alphonse Mucha, a Czech guy - is on exhibition. His posters are gorgeous and it is at the Museum of Arts til July ..... I do hope we can make it there.

Gente !! nao consigo nem imaginar encontrar com a Claudia, em Budapeste, depois de tantos anos...agora ela eh mamae !!! Mae do Vincent. E com certeza tirando fotos lindas ainda ...

But today is today. We will rest tomorrow. I will color my hair, Les will rebecome a Polish citizen or at least turn in his paperwork, and then and then and then - sleep sleep sleep - for on Tuesday...

chan chan chan chan ...

on to Germany and then Parissssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

Alessandra will meet us in Rome on Sunday May 26, to take us around for the whole day. I am sooo happy. And Frederica and Goia will take us around Florence for a day. Super !!!!!! Superb !!!!!!And then Mom will meet us in Venice. And then Peter may meet us in Slovakia. And then we may see Claudia in Budapest. Months and months of planning and the moment is now. breathe Blanca. Breathe deeply. This moment will never ever be here again. You all, it is a strange feeling to plan for so long and then have the reality of it set in. Well, it still hasn't set in. Breathe deep. Deep sigh. Inner peace but inner havoc as well .........................

Happy Mother's Day to all of you mothers out there !!!!

and Happy Mother's Day to my Mom and

Happy Mother's day to ME too...............