rurki z kremem

and a taste well remembered from childhood. And now - it get's a little teary from here - becoming a taste of childhood of my own children *sniffle*.

What are they? Simply, they are little tubes made out of crispy wafers and filled with  rich whipped cream. Yum. And we found the best spot in Warsaw to get them - Kręcimy Lody Bracia Gessler ...And the best man to make them Pan Ryszard - the master maker of rurki z kremem. Thank you for bringing back my sweetest childhood memories and letting my children learn what it was all about :). 

at cooks'

or rather " U kucharzy"- it's a new restaurant in Warsaw, placed in an old hotel (former Hotel Europejski) kitchen - old kitchen floors, tiled walls, sinks serving as vases; furnished with rustic wooden furniture and serving rustic, Polish, home-made, simple and oh so yummy fare - recommend :) You cannot see the food here , or smell it, or taste... but at least you can see it being prepared - amazing experience!

poland - here we come

...and we landed in Warsaw. Of course there were troubles (just little ones) - 2 hour delay already at Dulles Airport, our starting point, so we had to run like crazy to catch our connecting flight to Warsaw. It was tiring but we got there on time and the fun began.. .and the jet lag of course. ;) First impressions -  sunny but not hot (yippee!!) - we were prepared for that but it always surprises us how nice the summer can be in Poland - 75F and sunny, with some beautiful white clouds coming and going - just perfect. And it looks so much nicer when it isn't raining. Tired but happy to have landed ( I'm not too fond of flying) off we went to Old Town. Second first impression - people not so happy :(  - a Polish trait I guess. And it is contagious - so sad :(