A White Christmas in Poland

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January 5th 2009

Published: January 21st 2009

Mario and I somehow spent almost 24 hours getting to Poland even though our actual flight was only 2 and a half hours! Three busses, one plane and one car ride later, we arrived at Mario's parents house! The main Christmas celebration in Poland is on Christmas eve and usually involves a feast of 12 dishes. Even though I think the drinks were included in the 12 dishes, I was full halfway throug... Read Full Entry

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Marissa Nakos

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Read about my travels around the world. After completing my Early Childhood Education degree in Adelaide, Australia, my love of travelling and setting foot into the unknown took me to Japan. I taught at an English Kindergarten for two amazing years while admiring the glorious Mt Fuji and exploring Japan from Hokkaido to Okinawa and everywhere in between. I was lucky to meet Mario in Japan and now we are engaged and living in Spain. We have no idea what the future holds, but we’re sure it will be adventurous! ... full info

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Where we had to wait for 3 hours!

After an 8.5 hr bus ride from Alicante to Barcelona, we were kicked out of Barcelona bus station from 12am-3am! Not happy, and it was freezing! We then caught a bus at 3:15am to Girona airport then flew to Poland at 7:30am

Fluffball having a bath...and loving it! Seriously!

All the animals wanted in on the action!

Kropek and Kytek

She was so tiny with her fur wet!

Jasna Gora Monastery

Nativity scene at the Monastery

Nativity scene

Hello!

There were lots of people and even animals!

Mario with his mum

and me!

The famous Black Madonna image at the back

Inside one of the rooms of the Jasna Gora

Inside the main church

It was really pretty and filled with lit up Christmas trees

My favourite lunch!

A crepe filled with cinnamon cream cheese mixture and cream and home made cherries on top!

Pet love - this is all their favourite place

Piton being cute!

Then the next day I found Kropek in the box!

My favourite drink in Poland

No, its definitely not vodka, but apple juice with mint! mmm

Train ride from Barcelona to Alicante

Much nicer than the bus and with beautiful views of the coast the whole way.

Almost like the shinkansen

22nd January 2009

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Hey Mariss, churhc looks amazing!!! omg the photos are gorgeous!!! glad you and mario are doing so well! he has cute pets.... are you missing simba...? :)

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