Today we joined a tour to the fascinating Wieliczka Salt Mine. It has 9 levels, 245 km  of tunnels and is 327 m deepest point. It was first started over 700 years ago and the caverns are filled with sculptures made from rock salt including two chapels. Mamfa was impressed with the engineering of the centuries old shoring and…

After Mamfa did an early morning run, we took the train to Krakow. We visited Rynek Underground which is a very well created museum underneath the Old Town square. It was excavated 10-15 years ago to expose the old cobbled streets and building foundations from the 12-16th centuries. A concrete roof was built over it…

A day of wandering around Warsaw today. It’s an intriguing city with some very modern skyscrapers, some old buildings but many buildings re-built after WWII that they are original style but don’t have the same authenticity. Started with exploring the Old Town (which is quite small compared to the Baltic state capitals) which had a…

A long travel day today as we said goodbye to Lithuania and took the train, then rail replacement bus, then train again from Vilnius to Warsaw in Poland. Enough time for Mamfa to finish 2/3rd of a book and the Welcome to Wrexham series. Finished the day with Mamfa watching the Euros while I chased…

A big day of walking today around Vilnuis – 28,000 Mamfa steps which is about 40 million Thorny steps. No wonder I’m tired. Vilnius Old Town is full of historical sites and some great scenery. Bastion Hill was an old fort protecting the city dating from the 16th century which has been restored. We had…