I had a seat on the hot tamale train!!

OK, that's just a cheesy shout out to ballroom dancing guru and judge of So You Think You Can Dance, Mary Murphy..I love mind numbing reality TV.

But really, today I had an amazing Polish experience...no ...not Auschwitz, although I did go there too....you'll never guess so I'll just have to tell you! I rode on the Pope John Paul II train! No, dont rewind, you read it right! There is actually a train called The Pope Train (in Polish of Course). It runs from Krakow's main station to Wadowice, John Paul II's hometown. Its faster then the normal local train and has built in entertainment in the form of TV screens with movies playing of various Pope'ish events. I felt a little wrong reading my book and not giving my full attention to the local hero, but others fell asleep so I figured I wasn't the most disrespectful. I rode the train to Kalwaria (where the Pope was just before he died) where I met Gabi and Elwira's mom. They drove me to Auschwitz and waited around for me for 4 hours then took be back to Kalwaria for dinner.

I will write later about Auschwitz and Birkenau. It doesn't really go hand in hand with my Pope Train experience.. so fun!