Dittenber's Polish Adventure!

Here's a recap of the Dittenber's adventure into Poland told by Marilyn Rajewski Mapes.............

Adventures ahead.

August 16 at 8:02 PM ·

We are just boarding....final destination----Poland!! Can you believe...a "Polish Wedding" in Poland!! A cousin is getting married! We are so excited!! 😊😊

August 18 at 5:43 AM ·

Sorry, so busy visiting with cousins...no pictures! We had a wonderful meal last night, including homemade pierogi made by our cousin! So good to see everyone!

 My beautiful cousins

August 20 at 2:59 AM ·

Beautiful wedding....gorgeous bride and handsome groom!! Wonderful day

Many cousins.....so much LOVE!!!

August 20 at 10:14 AM ·

Ok, I have a few minutes before we eat AGAIN!! DAY ONE...The wedding was fabulous.....the vodka flowed--for about 3 days now!! The church wedding Mass was at Nora's home parish in Slupca, Poland! We walked to the church from our hotel..about 10 minutes. Mass was at 5:00, after the wedding Mass, a bus picked us up to take us to the reception in another little town about 30 minutes away! We ate and ate and ate all night long, every time they took our used plates a new one was put in it's place! For example at 3:30 am, fish (and all the trimmings) was served! The salmon patties were awesome! Vodka flowed all night and any mixed drink you wanted! We danced from the time we got there til we left! The bus returned at 5:00am to take us back to our hotel..it was just breaking daylight, by the time we got there it was daylight! That's what you call an "all-nighter" of food, drink and dancing! When we crawled into bed the birds were singing!! 


 August 21 at 2:17 AM ·

Wedding in Poland..Day 2! After getting to sleep between 5:30/6:00 am, we had to sleep "fast"! We went back to the bride's parents at 4:00pm for dinner and, of course desserts and wedding cake!! Lots of cousins and friends!! It was a good time for the bride and groom and her parents to relax and enjoy after all the hustle and bustle of the planning and the wedding!! We stayed well into the night and the beautiful Polish "shot glasses" were never empty of vodka! It was a great night of cousins getting to know cousins better, what we do, study, etc....questions from them about our country and us about Poland! Awesome night!!

 August 22 at 2:34 AM ·

Day 3...Poland wedding! We had a very relaxing day! Met our Polish family at their house at 10:00am for a trip to the beach....we all got a little healthy sun!! Put our feet in the lake and just relaxed on lawn chairs with a couple "piwo"! (Beer). I had a special lawn chair....Zywiec is a Polish beer 🍻! On the way back, they showed us an American military base in the area (picture of me and Kuba)! We went back to the house for a late lunch and stayed til evening...saying goodbye to this beautiful family was very hard!! We all love them ❤️‼️. Today on to Krakow for more adventures! All for now..breakfast will be here soon!

 

Krakow....market square, cloth hall...old town! My favorite...

 

August 23 at 2:42 AM ·

Auschwitz and Birkenau Nazi Concentration Camps in Occupied Poland....

 

August 23 at 2:47 AM ·

In Krakow we are staying in a hostel in Old Town...we visited the Jewish area yesterday.....

August 23 at 2:49 AM ·

Heading for Zakopane today...and the mountains!

August 24 at 3:06 AM ·

Only a glimpse of the beautiful sunset in the Tatra mountains of Poland!

 Audust 24 at 2:53 AM ·

It could have been a challenge, but we have our chief "suitcase engineer" (Kim) and she always comes through....6 big suitcases, 6 backpacks and purses---WHEW!! And the "Gramma seat"!

Augusst 25 at 2:27 AM ·

Yesterday was a driving day...left Zakopane after having coffee with our cousins! The bride and groom were in the mountains for wedding photos! We traveled approximately 7 hrs from Zakopane to Poznan....through some of the neatest little villages!! Arrived in Poznan in time to have a very late dinner with cousins....including, David, who moved to Poland from Chicago after retirement! I think about 11 yrs now.....correct me if I'm wrong, David!! Today, on to Berlin for a soccer game!! Time is getting short now! Wonderful trip...loving every minute!!

Friday night in Poznan...cool city and "old town"!

August 26 ·

Oh, my gosh..... soccer game in Berlin!!! AWESOME!! What an experience!! So cool!

 

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Kim.....styling in her new coat from Germany!!

Sunday in Berlin!!!! First I want to thank my kids/grandkids for walking "slow" so I could keep up on our 7 hour walking tour through Berlin with grandson, Ben, as our guide with all the historical facts!! Including seeing a piece of the East/West Berlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie, Brandenburg Gate, Jewish Synagogue, Reichstag (government building), a monument dedicated to the local people persecuted during the war and so much more, like happening upon a little local festival and dancing in the local park of another area!! Ended our day with a wonderful dinner!

My Checkpoint Charlie passport stamp! Now leaving Berlin for NY, on to Detroit and Home Sweet Home!! 

Fabulous Vacation!!!!