Drive from Sorrento to Langley BC

This morning we drove from our friends' place in Sorrento BC down to Langley. The Coquihalla highway was bare and dry. We stopped at the Mennonite Museum in Clearbrook for a visit, then drove to Langley where we are staying for the night. We spotted a number of murals on our walk through downtown. 

Most of our worldly possessions stored at our friends' place. 

The Mennonite Museum in Clearbrook

My mom's family Bible, dating from the 1744, on display in the museum

Clearbrook, raspberry capital of Canada!

Our home for the night in Langley BC

Murals seen around town

A sign foreshadowing our trip tomorrow!

An afternoon hike up Peterson Creek park

In anticipation of our rapidly approaching trip, I thought it might be a good idea to see if I still remember how to post stuff here.

This was one of the first very pleasant days this spring so in the afternoon I took a walk up the Peterson Creek trail and at the end meandered my way back downtown by connecting various short trails through the green spaces between neighbourhoods. A wonderful break from work!

Sandomierz, Poland

After leaving Kraków, we spent two nights in Sandomierz, a town with a population of 26,000. It rained quite a bit, but we managed to see what we wanted to, taking shelter during the worst of it.

Buildings on the main square

The old town hall, also located on the main square

A gate/tower, part of the original fortifications.

We climbed to the top of the tower (of course!) for views of the town.

A walk in the park while it was just sprinkling

Around town

Art in town

The cathedral, dating back to the 14th century

Interior of cathedral

The Royal Castle

Hanging out in a cafe while the rain comes down

The guesthouse where we stayed

Small kitchenette shoehorned in under the eaves

View from our balcony

Travel day to Sandomierz

We picked up our rental car today to start a 30 day road trip around Poland.

Our first stop was Zalipie, a village famous for its buildings decorated with hand-painted flowers and designs.

Even the local church is decorated.

Next up was the Krzyżtopór castle, built in the 17th century as a palace for a Polish nobleman. Within a few years of completion it was damaged by the Swedes and then destroyed by the Russians in 1770.