A postscript to what I wrote earlier: Yes, if you have the time, drive south, as Alan suggested, into the Beskidy and Tatra Mountains. The little towns in the foothills are beautiful and the scenery breathtaking. Zakopane is a big tourist destination for Poles as well as international tourists and worth the trip. By then you are really in the high mountains. We also went to Kasprowy Wierch--a mountain peak you can get to via cable car and a small hike, or you can hike it yourself if you are intrepid enough. My paternal grandfather is from this part of Poland, and the entire time I was there I kept thinking of how bad things had to be to leave this beautiful landscape. Kathleen