Krakow: The Salt Mine

Just outside Krakow (a slightly terrifying bus journey away) is one of Poland's most popular tourist attractions - The Wieliczka Salt Mine. The mine was definitely one of the highlights of our trip and if you ever go to Krakow, I highly recommend that you visit it- although you do start the tour by going down around 300 steps...

The tour consists of over 30 chambers, going as deep as 135m underground including chapels, chandeliers and statues completely carved of rock salt. There was also a restaurant at the end (where you could get a phone signal?!) and if you wanted to look around - a museum about the mine. We went to the museum and again, if you have the time and the energy, I highly recommend that as well - it was fascinating to see and learn more about the history of the mine and how the workers used to live down there.

I'm going to gush a little here but boy did our Yashica Autofocus do well in the mines! My phone camera seriously stuggled with the lack of light and I was a little worried that the film camera would struggle too however, its photos turned out much better than my digital ones
(though still not perfect...)

I'm just glad that we had something to share with everyone from it, as it was amazing!!
p.s. Sorry for the blog silence yesterday, I spent the day in bed with a migraine :(

p.p.s. Migraines suck!

It's getting close to that time of year again...

{image by Ktelqueen}

Now thats its getting (much) colder, the decorations are starting to go up around Leeds and lists are being made... I'm getting excited!!

This time last year, I wrote a post about sending christmas cards and I have decided that I want to send cards out again this year (hurray)

So if anyone would like to receive a card from me then send an email to
rhiannelouise {at} gmail.com
before the 25th of November (a month before... see what I did there...) with your postal address,
and if you want my address as well, let me know!

Eep, I'm so excited, I love love love christmas
(expect alot of christmas related posts nearer the time!)

p.s. If you have my address already - we've moved!! So let me know if you want it again!

Oh and if you don't celebrate christmas but still want a card from me then let me know as well!

The Versatile Blogger award!

Last week, the lovely Maddy (who loves Rock Band as much as I do, Hurray!) tagged me with The Versatile Blogger award, so I decided to share the love!

{ I try not to tag someone more than once with awards - so if you're new here, check out my awards tag to see the other 45 amazing bloggers that I have tagged in the past - they all deserve this award too! }

The rules dictate I have to share 7 things about myself, so here goes nothin':
(I totally stole Maddy's idea of putting the list on a photo...)

& now I get to share the award with 7 lovely lovely bloggers!

and... Bria

The rules are as follows:
1. thank and link back to who gave you the award
2. share 7 things about you!
3. pass it along to 7 blogs you've recently discovered and enjoy.
4. leave your recipients a note, telling them about the reward.
That was fun for a Friday :)
I'm honestly so glad this week is nearly over and we're seeing Hot Chip and LCD Soundsystem tomorrow. I am excited. And I have Monday off work, woohooo!!!!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Remembrance Day

Last year I shared In Flanders Field by John McCrae in Remembrance, however this year I have dug out my photos from ten years ago(!) from a visit to Ypres in Belgium with my High School when I was 15.

I'm sure I've mentioned somewhere (perhaps here) that I always used to use 35mm film until I went to university - and here are some of the photos from my Dad's old Canon 35mm camera that I borrowed just for the trip. I remember I used one film a day which goes to show things haven't really changed that much in 10 years...

At 15, I didn't really understand the scale of lives that were sacrificed during the World Wars, both soldiers and civilians, and I remember being completely overwhelmed with sorrow at each cemetory and museum we visited.

Having visited Auschwitz this year - I am still overwhlemed with sorrow yet I was also reminded that it is so important to learn from history and to remember.