Pictures from Poland

Ok, so I don't have a lot of photos from Poland, but in my defense, we were only there for like a day. Also, I find myself leaning towards uploading the photos I find amusing or interesting, so if you want to see more of the actual buildings or town, just let me know, and I can upload those as well, no problem. It was snowing/slushing almost the whole time we were there, but we had fun. So, same drill as before... :)

1) Part of an indoor market, that is usually an outdoor market, that is under construction right now. So, there is only a very small part of it open right now. However, when it is open, it is a huge market and center for trade.

2) A water spout designed like a dragon. In fact, I have seen lots of imitations of dragons, so I have this growing feeling that I might in fact see a real dragon while I am here! I am getting more and more excited!

3) Awesome chimney!! I mean seriously, why don't all chimneys look like this?

4) Inner courtyard of the school where Copernicus studied.

5) Inside of St. Anne's Church, with a view of the main dome.

6) Main nave of St. Anne's Church. This church was actually really cool on the inside, I thought. I really like the fact that the colors are so light. It was really non-oppressive, which is a change from what you usually see over here. So, I liked that someone was different and innovative, and decided to create something refreshing.

7) St. Mary's Basilica.

8) Our walking encyclopedia, Z.

9) St. Florian, the patron saint of Poland, who was a fireman in real life apparently, and so is the patron saint of firemen as well.

10) The inner side of the wall to the city. You can see the ledge where they used to run back and forth to deliver messages from one side to the other. Also where the archers stood. I thought it was really cool.

11) The Great Barbican, also really cool.

12) Pierogis, a traditional Polish dish.

13) Carly, can you see why I love her?

14) Our bread and "butter" knives.........a little overkill I think.

15) Favorite people...from the left...Carly, Vaughn, Robbie, Miranda, Bridget, Stephanie, and Kim.