Saturday, February 21, 2009

Trip to Zakopane

Wes skied, I took pictures....



It was the beginning of the day,
and we were nearly the only ones around.






At the top of the mountain,
the cafes and shops were not open quite this early





Sign showing which way to Chicago, USA. This is funny because they say Chicago has a larger population of Polish people than Poland...whether this is true or not, I don't know.







Karczma (inn), nice Polish restaurant at the top of the lift









Kaplica (small chapel) in the forest







Front of the chapel






View from the lift






Wes skiing by me as I am on the lift going down







Wes might be in this picture, it's hard to find him






Pretty place!






Wes is there somewhere...







We finally bought him a ski helmet, I feel better now.






This lift has a strange entrance as you can see






A one-man chair lift, I had never seen this either.

Friday, February 13, 2009

Żywiec, Poland

We took a short trip to Żywiec with our friends. Wes drove in the snowy mountains, it was an adventure.




Christa, Brenda, Stephen & Wes









Waiting for the brewery tour






"time travel" at the brewery















Our "hotel"...it was more like a hostel, and poor Stephen didn't have a private bath room even though we had booked one, no telling what happened






On the castle grounds







We are ready for the ball!








Don't do it, I know where you sleep! :)







Grapevines covering an arbor leading to a fountain. Use your imagination. The snow was absolutely beautiful!










On a bench covered with snow