This is the 3008th most frequent Polish word.
opowiadała
"Opowiadała" means "she was telling" or "she told."
The verb 'opowiadała' here is used in the sense of narrating or recounting stories.
Maria często opowiadała historie o swojej młodości.
Maria often told stories about her youth.
In this context, 'opowiadała' is describing a habitual action in the past, specifically storytelling.
Gdy byliśmy dziećmi, nasza babcia zawsze opowiadała nam bajki na dobranoc.
When we were kids, our grandmother always used to tell us bedtime stories.
Here, 'opowiadała' is employed to indicate that Anna was relating her travel experiences.