Downtown Zabrze....

Although the weather was rainy (again!), we took the kids to downtown Zabrze (the town I was born in and lived in till I was 5).  The main focus of the trip was for them to get to ride on the Trolley- as you may remember- my children are FANATICS when it comes to public transportation.  I, on the other hand, am tired of all transportation in general.

A trolley- oh the joy!!!

 So the trip down memory lane commenced after a very bumpy ride which only two small occupants seemed to revel in.  Kids were not facinated by the building where I lived as a baby, not too impressed when I showed them the church that my parents were married in, not really interested in downtown Zabrze.  They were, however, pretty excited about the fact that we would ride the trolley BACK home....On our next vacation I am just going to take them to Detroit and let them ride the buses and the People Mover all day!

St. Anna's Church- place my parents got married

Front of the building where I lived as a baby- top 3 center windows.

I have to confess that I did something very bad....this is something I NEVER do when I travel to another country and I swore not to do it this time either.  That was BEFORE I brought my kids with me...that was BEFORE I was bombarded with requests for chicken nuggets and a "real" hamburger from the offspring....so I gave in and went to McDonalds.  I bought a "real"(please take note of the quotes here) cheeseburger and "real" chicken nuggets.  I took the bag and brought it with us to the restaurant my cousin and I were going to eat at.  Now- before anyone comments- just know that my cousin and I had a very nice meal and my kids ate QUIETLY.  Don't judge people....don't judge....