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Poland: September 13-26, 2027

Poland
Kraków, Zakopane, Lodź, Toruń, 
Gdańsk, Olsztyn, Warsaw   

Folk Dancing, Folk Music, Culture, Art, History, Adventure!

When: September 13-26, 2027
Led by Richard Schmidt
Featuring

★ Castles, palaces, historic sites, and museums
★ Meet with local folk dance groups
★ Breathtaking scenery from mountains to sea 
★ Price includes transfers, hotels, two meals daily, guide, and a private deluxe motorcoach

Price:  Land Only: $5995 
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Our Itinerary      

Day 1: September 12 Sunday: Fly to Poland on airlines of your choice.

               Witamy w Polsce!    Welcome to Poland!

Day 2-4: September 13-15, Monday-Wednesday:
Arrive in Kraków.  Make your own way to our hotel. Welcome dinner.  Walking tour of Kraków.  Excursion to the Wieliczka Salt Mine, a 3-mile underground walk through chambers, caves, and chapels adorned with statues sculptured from  salt.  Evening folk dancing!  Overnights at Novotel Bronowice.

                         Krakow Dancers

                             Street Scene in Krakow 

Day 5-6: September 16-17, Thursday-Friday:
Drive to Zakopane with its special architecture and storks.  Many fine shops.
Raft ride along a winding river with a local mountaineer raftsman dressed in full regalia!  Meet and dance with the local folk dance group Podhale. Overnights: Hotel Mercure-Kasprowy.
 
Day 7: September 18, Saturday:
Depart Zakopane and head for Łodź.  Stop at Auschwitz. Then visit the pilgrimage site of Czestochowa to see the Black Madonna, Poland’s holiest icon. Overnight Grand Lodź.
 
Day 8: September 19, Sunday:
Łodź: Great place for folk shopping, festivals, folklore, and folk groups. We’ll join the festival, see a show, and have our own folkdance session.
 
Day 9: September 20, Monday:
Depart Łodź for Toruń, the charming medieval town, home of the great astronomer Copernicus. City sightseeing of Toruń. Overnight:  Mercure Hellos.

Day 10-11: September 21-22. Tuesday-Wednesday:
Depart Toruń for Gdańsk, Gdynia, and Sopot.  Ports, Ships, Beaches, Boardwalk.  Relax at the seaside. The seaport of Gdynia; Sopot with Old World grand hotels, and beaches;  Gdańsk, a former Hanseatic port city with Gothic churches, romantic cobblestone alleys and harbor promenades.  Hear the world-famous organ in Oliwa Cathedral.  Folk dancing. Overnights: Hotel Marina.
 
Day 12: September 23, Thursday:
Day trip to the famous Malbork Castle, former seat of the once-powerful Teutonic Knights.  Drive to Olsztyn (Warmia and Mazury), Lake District of Poland.  A vacation spot for many Poles with beautiful lakes and campgrounds.  Meet with local folklore group. Overnight: Novotel in Olsztyn.

                              Malbork Castle

Day 13: September 24, Friday:
Drive from Olsztyn to Warsaw.  City tour includes Old Town, the Ghetto memorial site, Lazienki Park, Monument of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising and the Chopin monument.  Evening folk dancing. Overnights: Novotel Centrum.
 
Day 14: September 25, Saturday:
Visit Želazowa Wola, home of Fryderyk Chopin.  Free afternoon to stroll Warsaw boulevards and parks, visit shops and boutiques.  Farewell dinner.

            Zelazowa Wola home of Fryderyk Chopin

Day 15: September 26, Sunday: Transfer to airport and flight home.
 
REGISTRATION: I can’t wait to go!  Enclosed is my registration deposit of $200 per person. Single supplement: $995.  Hotel taxes and service charges: $185.  Gratuities not included.  Program subject to change without notice. Program subject to change without notice. Cancellations until June 10: Total refund: After June 10: No refund. Travel insurance always recommended.
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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

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

                                Richard Schmidt teaching in Japan

 
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