http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Subcarpathian/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Poland , Subcarpathian en-us Tue, 08 Dec 09 11:08:49 +0000 Tue, 08 Dec 09 11:08:49 +0000 Yep got a bus to Krynica in the Polish countryside. Unfortunately for me I didn't have time to enjoy the spa or the skiing since I was only spending one night. My 3 hour bus got in pretty much on time give or take 15 minutes I met Kasia my host for the night and did a quick night tour of the town since as it turns out she didn't live in Krynica but in the next town over. Krynica reminded http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Subcarpathian/blog-371665.html Gorlice is near Jaslo. I drove through many towns on the bus heading towards the Ukraine and one town was Jaslo. The choices of towns on this blog site is limited.Gorlice is situated near Slovakian border in the high hills of southern Poland. I spent two days here and learned alot about displaced Ukrainians after the uprising in 1949. The Ukrainians wanted their own state and when their upri http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Subcarpathian/Jaslo/blog-337037.html Koma324cza So we topped the summit and were in Poland. On the way down Roman stopped off for us to have a look at a new Uniate church Greek Catholic shrine that had been built close to a spring that never freezes even when the outside temperature drops to minus 25C. We were staying at Romanrsquos again and decided that we would have a little amble around the rest of the day. That turne http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Subcarpathian/Bieszczady-Mountains/blog-168823.html 13 MayConference on Bieszczady Narrow GaugeWe did our presentation during the morning and there were also presentation by the Bieszczady Narrow Gauge Foundation and the Pioneerrsquos Railway from Koscaronice Slovakia. We heard from the Director of Slovak Railways that they were somewhat miffed about the cessation of services along the line from Poland via 321upkw14 MayWe had a special tr http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Subcarpathian/Bieszczady-Mountains/blog-9361.html The Bieszczady Mountains are at the far south east corner of Poland bordering Slovakia and Ukraine. Home to rich wildlife suchas wolves and bears the Bieszczady National Park has been declared a UNESCO bisophere reserve. It's also the kind of place where people drop out Koma324cza's parish for want of a better description has one the highest number of PhDs in the countryTravelling to the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Subcarpathian/Bieszczady-Mountains/blog-9354.html