Fun-Filled Day

Today was actually a pretty fun and interesting day. We started in the morning with visiting the local airport to watch our friends from Germany land in a Boeing 737 Plane, on an amazing observation deck, with a great view of the planes landing and taking off.

After greeting them and helping them out, we drove to Biskupin, a town rebuilt, based on the people who lived there 2,000-12,000 years ago. They were very civilized for such an old civilization. I got to make a coin the way they did, and ride a horse, and go inside one of their houses. The house was very straight forward The entrance area had 2 rooms to the left and right, being stables for animals. In front was the living room, fire, and work area. In the top left corner, there was a work room, and in the middle left, there was a bed area made of soft brush as a mattress and wood as bed. There was only one bed per house, and each house could probably only hold 3-5 people. Very Stuffy! The town itself was a fort, with 12 rows of these houses, each looking the same, and each having their own little job, and it was all boxed in a thick wall, complete with walkways, archer spots, and watchtowers. Since it used to be on an island, there was a bridge to the gate, allowing people and their horses across, and into the fort. People would leave to hunt and gather materials, and return home with their goods ready for trade. The most interesting part of the day had to be riding the horse. It was a rather bumpy, experience, and I felt I was going to fall off the whole time, and getting off was a relief. It was quite an "adventure" though, and worth it (only $1.50). Many people back then transported that way, and I'm surprised. After having a good meal of a cheeseburger and fries, we headed back home and relaxed for the rest of the day, taking the dog on a walk and having a huge dinner. What a day...


P.S. Yesterday (Sunday) consisted of visiting family, and visiting a cemetery, where we placed candle lit lamps at our family members' graves, a Polish tradition that will give light to the soul of the dead family member. It is a tradition to do every time you visit a cemetery.



Look for photos of Biskupin and my trip to Poland at http://picasaweb.google.com/GuitarGodAdamp