Sunday, February 28, 2021

Outing.

Our first "outing" in almost a year. The days started out gray but by early afternoon the sun decided it was time to subdue the clouds and shine. It was a good time to make the drive to Morkowo to visit our friend Zbyszek. Like Joan, he is now a wheelchair user. His condition is different than Joan's it's not because of a stroke or seizure. He is staying at the home of his son in the little village near Leszno.

Normally, it used to take 1 1/2 hours to get there but with the completion of the new S5 highway, we were able to arrive after 1 hour. I didn't know the new highway was completed until today. It was a nice surprise to not have to drive through too many small villages that were part of the old route there. The S5 is the newest connection to Wroclaw and a welcomed addition to the road system here. The old way was just a two-lane road and dangerous when you wanted to pass a vehicle. The new one has two or three lanes going in both directions and allowing for a higher speed. When the average person drives, the ending destination is the important goal. I prefer to go slower and enjoy the scenery along the way.

His daughter and grandson were also there from their home in Bulgaria. It's been 4 or 5 years since our last trip to Morkowo and it was interesting to see all of the new homes along the way.

It was a good visit. We were glad that we went and had the chance to talk with Zbyszek and other members of his family. Young(4) Daniel was full of energy and couldn't sit still for long. He is a very cute young boy speaking Bulgarian and Polish already.

Locally, the Czech Republic will sue Poland over coal mine pollution. the Czech government agreed last Monday to sue Poland in the Court of Justice of the EU over alleged violations of water, environmental, and impact assessment rules at the Turow lignite mine near the border between the two countries.

2 comments:

Shaz said...

Have you been to the City Basilica in Wroclaw? My grandfather's younger brother was the organist there altho I do not know the years. He was Wladyslaw BRUD or BROZINOWSKI (he changed name about 1944). H was born in 1885 in Niedomice (near Tarnow) and died in Wroclaw in 1958, My grandfather was the only child to immigrate to the USA. Family legend says he was discovered by the local priest and sent to music school as a young teen. Na zddrowie, Shax

Joan and David Piekarczyk said...

Shaz, if you mean the Cathedral of John the Baptist, not, we haven't.