Zamość

9/21/13

Even though the weather is wet and a little chilly, I had a fun time in Zamosc with my Lublin Ladies. Ashley’s (ME) host father took Sunny, Lana (Brazil), and I to Zamosc to visit the city. We walked around the beautiful Old Town. The buildings are painted vibrant blue, green, yellow, and purple. If the sun was shining today it would display the colors more beautifully.

We ate dinner at a restaurant undergrown in the Old Town. It looked to be a wine cellar but it was made for a restaurant. Lana and Sunny had trouble ordering with the menu being in English so I ordered for the girls also. We had hot chocolate and spaghetti Bolognese. It was warm for the weather but delicious as well.

Then we went to a small shop where I bought a pin saying Zamosc for my Rotary Blazer. There was also a plate with Zamosc painted on the front and gold spots decorating the tops of the buildings. I want to put it on the book case next to the fire place back at home in New Jersey. When I go shopping in beautiful Old Towns, I try to find objects that are uniquely beautiful for my book case.

Sunny and I decided to take our flags out and take pictures with the beautiful buildings. When I was walking back to Ashley and Lana I heard, “USA!” I got extremely excited and screamed “Yea USA!” I never realized how patriotic I am for America until I got to Europe and wanted everyone to know I am American. I now draw big USA letters in my notebook and on bathroom walls.

Ashley’s host dad took us to a gorgeous old church where the man who founded Zamosc is buried. We went to the town next to the church and at the top you can see over all over Zamosc. After taking hundreds of pictures, we head over to the old synagogue in the Old Town. I am shocked this building had survived all of WWII. The building is now turned into a museum to education others about the history for the Jew in Zamosc before and after WWII.

We had plans to visit the Zamosc zoo because it is a historical zoo but the rain made it impossible for us to visit. We instead visited the gate that allowed the only access to the city centuries ago. It was a nice adventure.

Stephanie Raquel