The Rested Route
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VilniusTraveling from Krakow to Vilnius brought typical airport rushes and delays, but also a surprising gluten-free pizza find and a sobering visit to the KGB museum amid a heat wave.KrakowTuesday morning June 23rd, we left early from Zakopane taking the train to Krakow. The train journey was quite pleasant and empty. We had a slight delay which I thought was longer than it actually was so I told the boys to go down to the dining car and order some food for lunch,.Zakopane, PolandDays 1-3: We had a very smooth easy flight from Charlotte to Munich, Where only a little sleep was had by Paul and I apparently the boys didn’t sleep at all. Then got through border control very smoothly in Munich it only took minutes so that left us a couple hours to wander...Recommendations
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