08 Oct 2025
Maciej was great - he had the tickets arranged; made sure we found our Auschwitz guide ok (it’s a busy place!) and suggested we met at his van at the halfway point to have sandwiches (it’s a long tour). It was also lovely to travel to the camps in a van rather than a crowded bus. He got umbrellas for us and was ready and waiting at the end. There and back we did a couple of detours to see an old monastery by the Vistula; drive through a particularly lovely bit of forest, and have a quick look at the wooden church that was Pope John Paul’s first as a priest and which he moved from one village to another when he was Arch Bishop! It was a nice way to restore our mood after such a sombre day.