The Jewish Genealogy Conference would be taking place in Warsaw. I was in Zamosc. To get back to Warsaw, I had to go through Lublin again. I would take the bus from Zamosc to Lublin and then board a train to Warsaw. I realize this is the best travel itinerary now that I’ve done the direct bus on the crazy road to Warsaw in the opposite direction…
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The forest of Jozefow Roztoczanski
Jozefow & Zamosc, Second Visit
The train from Berlin to Warsaw was unmemorable. I left early in the morning and I do not really remember the ride. I do remember arriving in Warsaw and thinking, “oh jeez, this place again?” It’s six hours from Berlin to Warsaw and then another 2 hours to Zamosc via Lublin (even though it’s not that far away)…
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I would lay there tossing and turning all night. The noise from outside was so incredibly loud that earplugs and putting my head under the pillow simply did not work. I tried sleeping in the lounge of the hostel and the worker came to wake me up and tell me I couldn’t be there. We got into a mini-argument about how helpless we all are from the noise situation. The plan was to take the train to Jozefow the next day. I wanted to be well-rested and alert. I was pretty nervous about the whole thing. I wasn’t even sure Jozefow had a train station…
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Lublin
I wanted to see Lublin before I left Poland. I needed to go back to Warsaw, to something familiar, to regroup after my experiences in Krakow. The weekend in Warsaw, now my second time in Warsaw, was uneventful. It’s an easy city to navigate. I know where to eat and where to chill. I know that the bar and dance club scene kinda sucks on weekends. I know the drivers are crazy aggressive. I booked my train to Lublin and my hostel there.
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Krakow
Arriving in Kraków, the friendly girl at the hostel let me sleep in an empty bed after I told her I was on the overnight bus. I had noticed that Kraków was already beautiful even though I hadn’t entered the old city yet. The fortifications were surrounded by a beautiful green ribbon of parkland with small ponds and fountains and mounds with plenty of benches for contemplation. I had also noticed a giant sign advertising Auschwitz tours at the checkin desk…
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