Big Frank was in Krakow, Poland yesterday visiting his son, Konrad who lives in nearby Zakopane. Krakow is well known for is main square where St. Mary's Cathedral is situated. There is a trumpeter that plays a a tune called heynal in Polish. The legend has it that this tune was originally played by the trumpeter of Krakow during the Mongol invasion of the 13th century. The tune has only five notes and is interrupted at the end just as the trumpeter who originally played the tune was shot in the throat and killed by a Mongol arrow. So Big Frank and Konrad climbed to the top of the church tower (see photo - taller tower is where the trumpeter plays from - through the windows). They took some photos and were there when the trumpeter emerged and played his tune through windows on all four sides of the cathedral. No Mongol archers, however, interrupted the tune and all lived to climb down the stairs afterwards.
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