UFO in Katowice and Madonna in Częstochowa
This weekend we went to explore some cities in Krakow’s surroundings. Our first stop was in Katowice where you can find a kind of flying saucer: the Spodek. UFO? Apparently in the 60’s while the Russians and the Americans were competing to get the...
The Lord’s Ark Church (Kościół Arka Pana) – Nowa Huta
Why is this church special? After almost a year of travel and having visited several dozen churches of all shapes and sizes you’d expect that we wouldn’t find “anything surprising”. However, in Nowa Huta, we found a different kind of church....
The Auschwitz concentration camps – not a place to cross off your bucket list
A Brief History of Auschwitz During the 2nd World War, Hitler commission the construction of several prisons where he would keep political prisoners, war prisoners, gypsies but mostly innocent Jews (including thousands of women and children). Anyone that went against...
Ukraine – Poland
Unruly Border Control You’ve surely noticed that we’ve been a little bit quiet. We had our first obstacle: our Vitara decided to stop for a prolonged manicure and will likely continue in the salon for a while. In the meantime, we are in Krakow, Poland...About Vagabond Cats
Welcome, we're André and Sofia and this is our Travel Blog! We're road tripping Europe for 1 Year with our 2 cats and sharing what we see and learn along the way!