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Day 2: Thursday, June 6:. Warsaw
Walking tour of Old town, riverside and Jewish ghetto with locals.  Exhibition and presentation of Polish folk costumes. 

Day 3: Friday, June 7:
Walking tour of Old town, riverside and Jewish ghetto with locals.  Exhibition and presentation of Polish folk costumes. 

Day 4: Saturday, June 8: Olsztyn
After a visit to the Chopin Museum in Żelazowa Wola we head to Olsztyn for an evening with Justyna under the stars enjoying horse-drawn wagon rides, a bonfire, a feast of food and drink and games and dancing. 

Day 5: Sunday,  June 9:  Gdańsk
We visit Olsztyn in the morning and Malbork Castle (home of the Teutonic Knights) in the afternoon before enjoying an evening on the seaside in Gdańsk. 
 
Day 6: Monday, June 10: Gdańsk
Guided tour of the Tri-City Area of Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot including a stop at Westerplatte where World War II began and the Molo which is the longest wooden pier in the Blatic Sea built in 1827 and folk dancing
£odŸ: Great place for folk shopping, festivals, folklore, and folk groups. Join the festival, see a show, and have our own folk dance session.

Day 7: Tuesday,  June 11: Toruń
An in-depth look at this beautiful medieval walled city along the Vistula River and home to Nicolas Copernicus. 

Day 8: Wednesday, June 12: Kraków
We’ll end the day in our beautiful hotel in the ancient capital of Kraków after a visit to see the Black Madonna at Jasna Góra in Częstochowa and a heart-wrenching guided tour of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum

Day 9: Thursday, June 13:
Day trip to famous Malbork Castle, former seat of Teutonic Knights. Drive to Olsztyn (Warmia and Mazury), Lake District of Poland. A vacation spot for Poles with lakes and campgrounds. Meet with local folklore group. Overnight: Hotel Warminski in Olsztyn.

 

Day 10: Friday June 14: Kraków
Ethnographic Museum and Costume shopping

Day 11: Saturday, June 15:  Zakopane
Morning tour underground in the famous Wieliczka Salt Mines before driving up
into the Tatra Mountains to the resort town of Zakopane

Day 12: Sunday, June 16: Zakopane
A day on the Dunajec River – Souvenir shopping and Mountain folklore

 

Day 13: Monday, June 17: Warsaw
We head back to the Capital for some final shopping and an evening of good food and folk dancing as we say our farewells 

 

Transfer to airport for your flight home.

 

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On Polish Dancing
Richard answers Shirley’s questions about Polish dancing:

“We’re interested in the Poland trip in June 2018.
What can you tell us about Polish folk dancing?
Is it mainly polka? Is it line dancing? Or couples dances.
Looks like a very comprehensive tour through Poland.”
Thanks,
Shirley

Dear Shirley,
“I could speak to you for hours about Polish folklore but I’ll do that when you come on the tour. Fryderyk Chopin would not be pleased if he heard you thought that Polish folklore was all about polkas. Poland has FIVE national dances (Polonaise, Mazur, Oberek, Kujawiak and Krakowiak) No POLKA! And yet Poland has thousands of polkas found in its regional dances. Do you want to dance in a couple – we have it! Do you want to dance alone we have it! A Line – got it! A circle – that too! Very slow or super fast – covered! I have taught Polish folklore for 39 years and there is so much it amazes me. There is so much variety that I have a wardrobe for the dance group that is valued at over a million dollars – different region different costume and dances. You picked the right tour if you want to feel true emotion! I am more than happy to answer any questions you have so please feel free. “
Best,
Richard

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