Breakfast in Poland

We love breakfast in Europe. The hotels have wonderful spreads of all sorts of things--smoked meats, fish, cheese, breads, fruits and salads. On my recent trip to Eastern Europe I had the very best breakfasts in Poland. The Polonia Palace is a gorgeous old style hotel (since 85% of Warsaw was rebuilt after WWII, it is unlikely that it is original--it is more likely to be restored, but the hotel has an old world charm to it, none-the-less). I recently looked it up on bookings.com and found that you could book a room for $40/night, so it is upscale grandeur at Motel 6 prices. Best of all was the breakfast spread.

We all noticed that there was vodka and champagne as drinks options--we did not avail ourselves of them, but it lent a festive air to the meal. I particularly enjoyed the array of cheeses, which included both washed rind and blooming rind options, with an equally wide array of bread options. Ethan loved the chicken wings, and we all loved the terribly elegant dining room where it was all laid out. The food in Poland was outstanding at mid-day and in teh evenings, no question about it. I ate pierogi every single day I was there and never got tired of it. But at dinner you can choose what you want--the mornings you are at the mercy of your hotel, and we felt entirely pampered in Poland.