Strawberries, Białystok, and Center of Europe!

Here are just a few highlights from my time here so far (June 8th to 17th): 

I went strawberry picking a few times already while in Poland, and I gotta say that these strawberries are so good!! 

Freshly picked strawberries

I visited Białystok with Żaneta one afternoon, and it was cool to get familiar with my town. We took a nice walk around and even stopped for some ice cream.

In Białystok

In front of the Pałac Branickich

Ice cream stop at the park

I went to my old neighborhood where I used to live. I remember the playground castle being so tall and big, but now it doesn’t seem so grand, nevertheless, it brought back some good memories :).

Last time I was here, I remember the castle walls being soooo tall, lol

On Thursday, I made some tuxedo strawberries while hanging out at home and my family really liked them :).

Tuxedo Strawberries

Then, in the afternoon, I went to the movies with my aunt to see Powstanie Warszawskie (Warsaw Uprising) which is a film made entirely from documentary materials which follows two cameramen who document the Rising. It was a unique film, but a bit slow. There was not much action, but it was interesting to see actual footage from this time in 1944.

Here's the mall where I went to the movies.

After the movie, I went for tea and desserts with another aunt to meet one of her friends (who is around my age). We got along well and it will be nice to have another friend in town!

Mmmmm polish goodies 

On Friday, I went to the geographical center of Europe (well one of the few places that claim to be) and  I went to visit some family that I haven’t seen in a while, and I got to meet some more of my cousins. It was fun to hang out with all of them. They also had so many cute bunnies!!

At the center of Europe

Cute bunny!

On Saturday, Artur (another cousin) and I hung out with his cousins and played some fun WiiU games! It was my first time playing on the WiiU and it was pretty cool! We played some Wii Fit games and Luigi’s Mansion mini games. We also played a fun card game called Piktureka.  

On Sunday, I went to yet another dinner party in the countryside. The food was delicious as usual and it was nice to meet some new people. 

Off to Kraków on Wednesday,

Magdalena