Back to the Salt mines

So the trip is just about over.. and Ive only blogged twice, but hey.. I took over 600 photos so if you're that interested I can kill you with images of the trip when I get back.
But.. alas.. we fly home towmorrow, and it's back to the salt mines.
Soo.. back to the salt mines.. somthing Ive usually said on Mondays when I have to fight traffic I-270 to get to work.. but a little known tid-bit, salt mines are actually VERY cool.
Ania, her mom, her moms boyfriend Jurek, and I went to the oldest working salt mine in Europe. (Wialicka ?sp? right outside Krakow) It's actually on the UNESCO list and let me tell you it was cool. The portion we went to is obviously not working anymore but it has been carved into different rooms like cathedrals etc.. we took a tour and learned how they used to work the mine way back in the 16th century. I actually learned that, yes it was hard work, but the job of a salt miner was actually a good gig back in the day. Very prestigious and well paid. (people traded in salt before cash)



So my statement is actually more true than I thought. My job is hard, but it is professional and rewarding.

The trip has been absolutely fantastic for me. I've spent serious quality time with Ania's family, partied like a retarded rock star in Krakow, snowboarded in 3 feet of virgin powder, rocked out in my favorite pub (PRL: decorated in all the old Polish communist style) in Wroclaw, drank to much vodka, took trains from place to place and saw many cool things..

If you are a laid back person, enjoy seeing cool things, open minded, go to Eastern Europe.. it's like coffee for the soul.

So.. like I said, while traveling back to the states.. it's back to the salt mines.

See you soon.