Jan 13 - The Great Finale

Today was the great finale for the Orchestra of Christmas Charity's in Poland. On this day, apparently, all across Poland, they go out and beg/ask for donations in exchange for a sticker. Last year they raised $9M for children's charities. On the Market Square in Krakow today, they had a concert - early in the day it was folk music (with great costumes and instruments) and this evening it was more rock. Then, it ended at the way too age appropriate time of 8pm with a short fireworks display. The fog dropped and everyone went home.

We ate at Miod Molina and had probably the best pirogis yet and we discovered what warm traditional polish cheesecake was: a warm ricotta type cake with a slightly carmelized top and a soft almost custardy interior. We also drank a bottle of Trapiche Malbec - one lable was in english and the back in polish.