A home-cooked meal in Krakow

We had dinner last night with our guide Agnes and her family.  This is an extra offered by the tour company, and since we've really enjoyed meeting people in their homes we decided to give it a try. 

Agnes lives in a pretty suburb just outside of Krakow, where the homes were modern and comfortable. It seemed as if we could have been in our own neighborhood at home.  The meal was very good, full of Polish specialties, and Agnes had clearly gone out of her way to make everything herself. 

 I particularly enjoyed meeting their two teenage children who told us about the school system in Poland.  It is amazing how early they have to decide their careers.  The daughter is two years away from finishing high school and already has decided on law, although she didn't seem very happy about it because her real passion is running. The son, just finishing high school now, really wants to be an airline pilot, but has computer technology as a backup plan.

 It was a nice break from restaurants every night.

I should mention that it is very cold here - unseasonably so. All the locals are complaining.  We are all wearing every layer that we brought with us!

Donna