Day 14 - July 11, 2018; Dilly-dallying in a Dollhouse

Today we finally got Dad the thing he wanted from the bank. In the morning, it was raining, so the whole city was bleak and gray. We called an uber to take us to the national bank of Poland. In addition, even Grandpa accompanied us, something he usually doesn’t do. The reason being is that he says his joints hurt. So there we were, looking up at the massive modern-looking bank and hoping that this time, we could get Dad the things he needed. We went in, asked where  we could get what we needed and went there. After sitting in the same spot in line for ten minutes, we decided to ask around about where we could find what we needed. We were told by a mean looking old lady, that we would have to get a number and wait in line until we were called up. She pointed to a mechanism sticking out of the wall. You had to put in your business and then, only then, did you get a number so you could get in line. After this spectacle, Grandpa decided that he didn’t want to wait in line with Grandma, so we went to find gum. Grandpa and Grandma like to chew gum to cover up the smell after they smoke. I led us to a Biedronka, their ShopRite, so we could find the gum. After we were done buying it, we walked back to the rain that had started, to Grandma. 

After we got the things Dad wanted, our paths split. Grandma, Isabella, and I went to a Flying Tiger Copenhagen, a Target, while Grandpa, taking Dad’s stuff with him, went to our apartment. Grandma got Sasha and Vika gifts, while I looked for cute school supplies for next year. After that, we walked over to an exhibit in the Palace of Culture and Knowledge. The exhibit was for dollhouses from all over the world. The designs were very intricate and magnificent. They had games for everything; a church, a church with a coffin were you could put one of the dolls (I have no idea what they were thinking), a dollhouse with a dollhouse inside, and even a portable dollhouse. I loved one of the dollhouses that had a house built over horse stables. 

After the dollhouse museum, we found a nice, small cafeteria for lunch. I had a cutlet and rice with goulash, while Isabella had a cheese-filled crepe. Later, when all the food was eaten, Grandma decided to go to the park of fountains she was dying to go to for a long time. Of course, Isabella didn’t want to go because she wanted to watch movies or go to the mall all day long. Also, she whined, “I’m tired”. Well, it didn’t look like it when she was playing on the playground. We went to the park through some new alleys, looking at old buildings and old-looking buildings. When we finally came to the park, there was a playground. Of course there was a playground. We played there and I made some new friends, Victoria, and Gabby, both of which are from Kentucky. Soon, we called a taxi and drove home. 

We waited for Dad. When he finally came home, we went to Isabella’s promised mall. It was of modern build, tall and made almost entirely out of glass. To the untrained eye, one might suspect that it is almost identical to the malls in the US, but in reality, it is very different. First, we went to the supermarket on the bottom-most floor. After that, we went up again, to the kids’ slide that spans almost a story high. We went on it like four times each. Soon, there’s gonna be a better playground in front of the mall, but it is still being built. After we toured the whole mall, we walked home. And that’s how this day went down in history, July 11, 2018.