I went to Farmer’s Market (Bazarek) today:
There is a “Bazarek” – (Farmer’s Market – in English) a little over a block away from me and on Saturdays – it is a hopping place! They have fruits, veggies, little grocery stores, clothing, flowers, and so forth. I got some veggies: cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, strawberries and eggs. Thought about the flowers, but I still needed to go to the grocery store for water. It has been a nice, cool –mostly sunny day and walked a few blocks this afternoon. Backing up a few days ago, I went to Tesco (kind of like a super-Walmart) and bought some groceries…rode the metro and that made carrying the 6 liter of water a lot easier! Yesterday I met up with the Krzesinskis and Debbie – we went to a park called “the king’s bathroom.” It was huge and lots of pretty flowers and trees similar to the cottonwoods – so the allergies kicked in! Then we went to Old Town for dinner – we had a HUGE pizza that filled all 7 of our bellies! I have been listening/watching the messages from ODBC…some really should have a disclaimer that Kleenex should be on hand. LOL Thanks for the encouragement and helping me through the struggles…it’s hard going from being very busy…to resting in the Lord!
The coffee cup version:
On Thursday, I went to Tesco and really checked out the whole store…going up and down each aisle. People looked at me like it was the first time in a grocery store. LOL I was just trying to do some comparison shopping – there is a small grocery store a block away, but there is a limited variety. Carrefour is great for those things you need right away or if you are just picking up a few things. Tesco has pretty much everything – like REAL, but Tesco is one metro stop away and REAL is a bus trip. I got some Polish pickles and would love to tell you how good they are…but I have not been able to open the jar yet. LOL Rachel came over around 4 PM and then we met up with Alex (teen from EDG). We walked around my neighborhood and went into some shops and checked out the few vendors at Bazarek. We got some strawberries…they smell so good and taste good too! Rachel had to go, it was almost 7 and she promised the boys she would tuck them in. So Alex and I continued to walk to almost 9. She was teaching me Polish and telling me more about herself and her family. Friday, we went to the park – King’s Bathroom – there is a famous building that is known as the floating building – due to water on either side of it – Palac w Lazienkach (the “L” s should have a line through them – becoming a “W” sound). Landscaping is amazing – all the beautiful flowers and old trees…birds and peacocks, red little squirrels and roses that will bloom next month. They have concerts in the park – there is a huge monument of Chopin and they bring in a piano & pianist each Sunday to play his music and there are benches to sit and enjoy! It is a beautiful place to walk around…unless you have allergies and the cottonwood trees are letting the pollen fly! Still worth going to and enjoying God’s handiwork! Then we went to Old Town – since traffic was picking up – we stopped for dinner and had a huge pizza – about 30’ – 32” round. I’m sure DeLinda’s has that size…right Brandon? LOL There was a huge sea of orange T-shirts with “Go Bike, go green, go dutch” on the back….they were just starting to ride off through Old Town when we finished dinner and headed to the car. It was a fun day! Today I went to the Farmer’s Market and it was neat to see all the vendors and everything people buy…some ladies were trying on dresses over their clothes, various people trying on shoes, people buying pickles, sausage or hams, baked goods, fruits, veggies and so much more. Then I stopped at grocery store for water and a few other items…then home. Listened to the messages from Sunday online…the evening one made me hit pause and grab my box of Kleenex…. Studying some polish and then calling it a night. Mother’s day is this weekend in Poland. Then there will be another week…my intensive Polish classes start! I am excited because it would be nice to know what some people are saying to me…. Hope you have a great Memorial Day weekend back home!
“Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.”
Romans 14:19
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