Poland Day 3: Festiwał Wianki i Zmęczenie (Wianki Festival and Tiredness)
Uncategorized June 21st, 2008I ran another five miles today, but went east along the Wisła since the Wianki festival is going on along the banks of the river to the west. The Wianki festival is held annually here in Kraków. Musicians perform (this year, Jamiroquai headlined), vendors sell food and drink, amusement rides are set up, fireworks are lit, and allegedly handmade wreaths are put to float down the river. After Vigil at church, I went to check the whole thing out. Being really tired though (jetlag), I didn’t stay until the releasing of the wreaths, but I did get some shots of the beautiful sky around sunset. (Apparently my jetlag prevented me from holding the camera straight, too! I promise I wasn’t even drinking tonight!
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(The photos at the end of the fake dogs are ones that I saw walking by a storefront ["How much is that plastic doggy in the window?"]. They’re for my friend Missy VonShottsworth; Boxer has a friend!)