Just finished day two of Strasbourg and still going strong! I stumbled upon a European fair today and saw, among other things, an immense Alsacian cow, a footvolley competition, the Tesla Roadster, as well as possibly the worst car in existence. With that, back to Poland! After we left Berlin for Poland, I quickly came to realize that the Polish countryside rivals Nebraska and Wyoming for most boring drive. At one point I fell asleep looking at a stand of trees, and when I woke up a few hours later, I thought we were still passing the same stands of trees! We arrived at the Barcyz Valley, though, and the scenery became much nicer. The Barycz Valley has the largest number of freshwater ponds in Europe, and consequently also hosts an amazing array of birds and
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