One More Polish Joke

Here - finally! - are the photos from Poland. (Thanks, Sarah!) It is unfortunate...yet telling...that they are being posted two months after my visit...

On the "Mister Rogers" trolley

in Stramberk

Proof that streets are less-than-well-maintained during winter in Poland (and the Czech Republic)

Sarah and "Svatý Mikuláš" aka St. Nick

St. Nick and me

view from orange window in tower

By the way, all of these photos are technically in the Czech Republic. Sarah lives right on the border (her town is half in the Czech Republic, half in Poland and she actually teaches in both countries). I'll let you know when we actually get to Poland. :)

Completely creepy witch thing in tower

the Czech version of a "Krampus" - eep!

This Christmas tree was in the center of Cieszyn. Nice and blue. Too bad I couldn't have seen the square during the day...

Finally, these last photos are in Krakow! 

This photo (and the one with the birds, incidentally) is on a side street leading up to the central square from the train station in Krakow. I thought is was a cool snap, yet rather ominous and...depressing, maybe? Winter in Poland - what can I say? 

Warming up with spiced wine in a cafe in Krakow! This Polish penchant for a noontime nip seems to be catching up with us...










































To show you just how cold it was outside:

Aaand...the szopka, i.e. nativity scenes, which are quite famous and traditionally Polish! 

...oh, and the title. Trying to inject a little word play into my posts. I don't go in for ethnic "jokes".