Travel

One of the things I was excited about when moving to Poland was its proximity to mainland Europe and places that I really want to visit, like Denmark, Sweden, and Greece. Closer = shorter plane ride for me to stress about. Well, it turns out that unlike Dublin, we can't really get anywhere from Krakow with a direct flight. I am not sure why, other than the fact that the airport is really small. We really wanted to go to Croatia but couldn't find a direct flight. Most of the direct flights we can get are with Ryan Air, which is an airline that I refused to fly when we lived in Dublin (for anyone who hasn't heard of it, it's a low cost airline but once you buy your cheap ticket they charge you for everything when you get to the airport. Plus I watched a news report where a reporter went under cover as a flight attendant and I was horrified by the care of the plane). Anyhoo, I have just had to suck it up because Mike has already booked us a trip to Majorca, which is a Balearic island off the south-eastern coast of Spain, in the Mediterranean Sea. We are flying Ryan Air which was the only way to do it without having a connection (or booking a charter flight/package through a travel agency). The worst part is that our flight back to Krakow is at 6:30 am!!! I have no idea how we are going to manage that one with 2 kids and no hours of sleep. Ah well, I am sure it will be worth it! We leave this coming Sunday, so it will be nice to have a relaxing vacation lying by the pool or on the beach and doing nothing, we need it after all of this moving stress.

Our new airport

Map of Majorca Island (Palma is the capital), for anyone who doesn't know where it is.