There's only so much time that one can spend in a village, so my cousin and I decided to take a few days trip to Karpacz, which is about a 2 hours drive from Wrocław, near the larger city of Jelenia Góra. Karpacz is a lovely small town nestled in the Karkonosze, a smaller mountain range in southwestern Poland. The highest point here is Śnieżka, which is 1603m high and right on the Czech/Polish border. There is a cool looking observatory at the top. Her parents recently bought a building in Karpacz, which they turned into a hotel called the Królowa [View Full Entry]

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So I'm supposed to study abroad at the University of York (UK) in the fall, but my semester starts in October! Not knowing what to do with my time after my summer research position ends, I decided to go to Europe to see family, friends, and travel around a bit. I was born in Poland and immigrated to the States when I was young... but I travel there almost every summer. Much of my family, including my grandparents, still live in Poland while others have immigrated to the States as well. On August 18th I flew into Poland (Wrocław) from JFK. [View Full Entry]

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