Poland 2014 Part. 2.

It's been rather long since I started writing this series about my trip to Poland. Here you can check out the first part.

The second full day in Poland, was spent at a town called Lancut. It's the town, where my dear friend lives at, so it was a good idea to check out the town and its attractions.

In the morning we visited a castle, where we got a tour from a tourist guide. It was interesting to see and hear stories about the castle, as it's so different compared to the Finnish castles. In Finland the castles look pretty bland, I mean they are beautiful in their own way, but don't have painted walls, sealing and such high-end furniture like the castle in Lancut had. Overall, I enjoyed the tour in the castle and also around it, seeing the beautiful flowers was nice. 

If you want to read more about this castle, go check out this page: Zamek w Łańcucie

After visiting the castle, we walked around a bit, getting to know more of Lancut. What surprised me, was how there are fences around every house, like real fences that are made of some metal. Yes, we also have fences in Finland, but they usually consist of wood or then they are just some bushes. 

The next day we went on a road-trip, which was nice. I surely noticed how different the driving culture is between these two countries. Anyway, I felt safe, as locals know how this driving culture works. hah. If I was the one driving, we would have had some problems for sure. 

The first place we went to, was this garden in Bolestraszyce. It was a beautiful place, with some amazing flowers. As you have probably noticed I take lots of flower pics, so here are some more for you. 

I just love this thing!!

From the garden, we headed to see another castle in Krasiczyn. It was somehow similar to the first one, but still so different - once again very different when comparing it to the Finnish castles. 

So far, I had enjoyed the trip a lot, and the next two days in Krakow and Zakopane were even nicer! (: 

This is a perfect time to thank Barbara and her family for hosting me and making the trip forgettable, so Thank you!! It was exciting to taste different cuisine, something that I had never tasted before. I sure drank lots of tea over there as well, almost got an over-dose of tea in a good way. hah. THANK YOU!

Poland 2014 Part. 1.

You may remember my short post Sneak Peek about my trip to Poland. It's been a while since my trip as it started on April 27th. That day in the afternoon I took a bus to Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, where I had to wait for the flight for a couple of hours. 

Of course, I was nervous to see how this trip would go. It was also rather exciting to go abroad all alone, I mean I was on a language course in UK for three weeks back in 2010 without my family, but I was still traveling with some other Finns at the same age. The only things that I was sure of, was meeting my friend and managing the whole trip with my English. I know my spoken English is not as good as I want it to be, however, it's good enough to survive with. When it was the time to go inside of the plain, I wasn't nervous at all, rather I was excited to see the beautiful sunset up in the air. I was flying with Finnair, and I was happy with my decision.

When I arrived to Krakow, Poland, my dear friend, was there waiting for me. Straight away we went to a town called Lancut, where my friend lives at. That day we were both to tired to do anything major, but on Monday we went to a city called Rzeszow. My friend had to be at school for about 6 hours, during that time I did some shopping and sight-seeing. People say that, for example, clothes are cheaper in Poland compared to Finland, which is true, if you visit stores that don't exist in Finland. hah. I ended up buying lots of stuff on my first day in Poland; a dress, a shoes, two t-shirts, pants, a magazine and some postcards. I ate at Mc. Donald's as it seemed like the safest and easiest choice. Gotta say, food is a whole lot cheaper in Poland if you compare it to Finland! After I was fed up with shopping, I just walked around in Rzeszow. 

I also found this nice park to relax a bit and look at the locals daily life. (: There was also this cute little boy, who had just learned how to walk - it was something that put a smile on my face. 

When it was almost the time to go back to Lancut, I saw a beautiful sunset again. (:

Next time, I will tell you guys about the days and trips in Lancut, Bolestraszyce and Krasiczyn.