Planning the Trip - Budget

Major milestone - I have a budget for this Poland trip. I will post the "how to" soon, but if anyone is considering accompanying us on this trip, I wanted to get the word out about expected costs. We are looking at $135 per day per person for lodging, meals, entertainment, and ground transportation. Airfare is running between $900 - $1300 depending on the point of departure and flexibility around dates.

I have found actual prices for most of the train fares and car rentals and have a list of hotels in various price ranges in most towns. The MOST fun thing, however, is this: I found two "agratourism" farm guest houses with an address of Sierakowo, Dobrzany, Poland. Sierakowo is the Polish name of Alteheide, the town listed as the birth place of Julius Teske. It appears we may have the opportunity to stay on a farm in the same neighborhood where my Great Grandfather was born. AMAZING!!!

It's late now and it was even later last night when I finally got this budget done, so that's it for tonight - I will post more about the schedule and how I arrived at these numbers soon.