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Four more nights left on the trip. SIL was released from the hospital yesterday and they are staying at the hotel at Madrid airport until the insurance company gets clearance from her doctor that she can fly. Hopefully that comes today? In the US usually doctors are most available in the hospital in early morning. In Spain it seemed to be mostly after siesta so her doctor visits and procedures were all late in the day.

The Auschwitz-Birkenau tour was as sobering as expected. Probably appropriate that it was cool and drizzly. So many lives lost. Just trying to imagine how the camp workers went along with it is mind-boggling but I guess they were in fear of their lives too. Large rooms filled with human hair and shoes taken from the bodies after they died. The tour guide was phenomenal. It was similar to visiting Gettysburg battle grounds in that you could sense the tragedy and the horror. Touring the camps the day after the uprising museum provided higher appreciation for why the Poles are so proud of that uprising. At the end Warsaw was completely destroyed but They Fought Back!!! One part of the tour that resonates is where the walls are lined with pictures of people who were killed including 15 year old identical twins. Only a small fraction of those that died but they make it more meaningful. At this time in our world we need to remember what can happen when a leader has absolute power and followers who blindly do their bidding against people designated as "enemies".

Onto more pleasant travels - Old Town in Krakow is very picturesque. Larger than the same in Warsaw and the buildings are obviously older since the ones in Warsaw had to be reconstructed.

Eating was junky yesterday other than fish at dinner. My intestines are complaining. I ate pretty much on plan throughout the Spain days, but we have had a couple of days foraging lately.

We had a good visit the last few days with DSS and his wife. We leave at 10 to fly to London. We will arrive there late afternoon for 4 nights. I have never been there though DH has which is why we tacked it on. The high today in London is 90 degrees after 4 days in Poland rarely getting above 60. I have been freezing with no real jacket - I had to double up on light layers.

Have a fabulous Friday!

Sounds like you are ready for company! Have a great visit!

Have a great time with your guest. Costco rotisserie chicken is always a good decision!

It does sound like you are in the center of a hurricane! Praying all those you care about get the care they need and can experience some peace through it all! I've never taken more than a weekend trip with only a carry on! You are a super packer!

Greetings all

It is bright and sunny here. Hope it stays that way for my friend's visit. There is a scenic drive near here that is spectacular if the sun is out but just a winding road if it is foggy. Hoping we get a good day for it tomorrow. Her latest is that she will arrive late today and will text me from Oregon. We shall see. I am mostly prepared (including just giving up on a few things) but the guest room is made up and all the sheets that cover the sectional due to dogs are washed. I may make a run for a few groceries. DH took our taxes over to the accountant and decided to go buy a bunch of deck plants to replace the ugly ones he has on the rails. Bad timing in my opinion but we do not discourage the removal of any junk.

Yow Peps, King for a Day! I thought OH ate my first comment so I posted a second. You must feel great. Enjoy - you earned it

Krackow Liz - somber place indeed. Don't blame you for being tired of packing and unpacking. Agreed that needing dress up stuff makes it all the more difficult. Also needing different shoes for different outfits. That is why the ship concept is more appealing to me. Still this has been a fabulous trip. Hope SIL continues to improve. Being in a hospital in a foreign country must be a little scary.

When I was a kid and our family took road trips we had a pajama bag that we just took into motels since we would drive until late and get up early. I don't know how our parents put up with that.

DD glad to hear your BFF son is hospitalized. Needs to happen. There is lots they can do.

So CC, Kirby swims in the lake right? But not the swimming pool. Go figure.

DH may make a costco run. Maybe I will get a roasted chicken to have on hand. One can always make a dinner from that

Got my waling done yesterday - even with a very tiny incline for part of it. Beach walking on tap for tomorrow.

Diane S