Odds and Ends

A while back we had a weekend leadership retreat for the student organization, FoF (Foundations of Faith). We went to a city called Kalisz, and in their rynek (town square) there is a little place called Restauracja Texas. Even though we were soon to eat dinner, Theresa and I had to stop in and order the “nachos”… 

A little tip for all you travelers… If you’re ever in Poland and you have a hankering for some nachos, do NOT order them from a restaurant. Even a touristy “Texas” restaurant. Instead, go to the grocery store, buy the tortilla chips on the exotic foods aisle, buy some melty-looking cheese, and make your own.  If, however, you’re in the mood for some tortilla chips that taste vaguely like Doritos, served with a little bowl of ketchup-based “salsa”… Order away! You won’t be disappointed. :)

     

Here’s a random shot of the cabbage in a big grocery store. They sell it both with all these outer leaves and without. But I think they sell them with the big, green outer leaves because people cook with them, maybe to wrap fillings?  On the right, you see an illuminated bus stop advertisement, taken at night. Don’t know what seasonings to put on the pig knuckles (golonka) you’re cooking? Never fear. We have a spice packet for you!

 

What do we do on Friday nights in Poland? Dress up like 10th-11th century noblemen, of course! The young man you see there was borrowing this costume from some avid re-enactors they know. He borrowed it to act the part of Bolosław I, the first king of Poland in a school play.

Happy Friday, Folks!