POLAND

With a holiday off from work and school, we decided to visit the nearby country of Poland. Everyone talks about getting their handpainted ceramic pottery, dishes, bowls, etc... and we are glad that we made this trip. There are a lot of "shops" which were not very big, some were the size of a small bedroom, but they were stacked with loads of the painted kitchenware. It was also their National Independence Day so many of the shops were closed. In our short time we saw A LOT of dishes and also saw some of the painters at work, ate at a local restaurant, saw glass blowers at the BOROWSKI Factory (well known for their modern glass sculptures) and enjoyed our stay at the a nice bed and breakfast. "What's for lunch?"To the left is the Blue Beetroot Inn, an old barn that has been tranformed into a nice little getaway. We just loved the old exposed beams throughout and the arches in the eating area.

It really was like Christmas uncovering all these from their brown paper and bubble wrap. A very fragile and breakable Christmas.... happy to say that none were broken during that time.