Eastern Europe with the Boys

As Patti mentioned we've been apart almost two weeks and will be re-uniting this thursday and heading south, can't wait.

As for the last 1.5 weeks with Masum and Dave have been alcoholic. Our days usually end up to be sampling as much local food while washing it down with as much beer as possible. We started in Prague for several days and enjoyed some of sights and became regulars at "tygra" a real beer hall. The guidebooks says that if you get a seat it's because a local has died. We loved it and took advantage of it every time we got a seat. After that to Wroclaw in the Polish west for more beer and replace the goulash with perogies. Several days of starch and beer, and more starch and beer etc. We are currently in Zakopane in the extreme south of Poland to we hoped to have done some hiking in the Carpathians, but the weather has not co-operated. It has literally rained every minute and will only stop several days after we leave. Wonderful town also containing lots of fine drinking establishments and great cheap restaurants. Last night, pigs knuckle and 3 ltrs of beer each for 50 zloty (17can). Eastern Europe has become my new favorite place.

Off to Krakow tomorrow and Aushwitz.

Cheers Colin