Afterwards, we began to make our way toward the town of Oswiecim,
where Auschwitz is located, about an hour away. En route, we stopped for lunch
for Karczma Zagroda, which occupies an old Polish building in the town of Wygiełzow. Because the weather was
favorable, we dined outdoors in their garden called “Under the Stork’s Nest”. Our
meal cost about $32 USD for the three of us for three very hearty main dishes
and some drinks.
Before we ate, we had
about 30 minutes to walk through the adjacent open-air Vistula Ethnographic
Park, stopping in various structures to learn about Polish life. (We had passed
up a few opportunities earlier in our trip to visit similar open-air ethnic museums,
so we are glad that we had the chance to do so at this relatively uncrowded
one.) The park contains over 20 reconstructed buildings, including a granary,
shoemaker and silversmith workshops, rural cottages, an eight-sided barn, bell
tower, and the impressive wooden St. Cross church. Although we didn’t have
time, guests can also visit the nearby Lipowiec Castle, a 13th
century structure.
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