Blogs from Greater Poland, Poland, Europe - page 4

Short facts: Participants: Me and my mentor Katarzyna Destination: Poznan, Poland Length of the trip: 3days Distance: 275 km from Warsaw to Poznan Music: Queen Adreena, Nirvana and silence Reading: National Geographic and Pravda Day 1 I came to Poznan about 10 pm and my hostess from couchsurfing met me in train station. She lives not far from Katedra so the first small sightseeing was on a way home, I think churches look even better at night. First evening I spent at her place drinking tea and getting to know each other. The next morning I was not in a hurry, woke up quite late, spent morning drinking coffee and reading National Geographic magazine. My hostess gave me a map and told what should I see, what should I skip. So I head out and started ... read more

Lara and I travelled from the port at Rostock to Berlin, where we went to see the Reichstag and the Brandenburg gate as well as a piece of the Berlin wall. From Berlin, we travelled into Poland, staying in Poznan. Here I am pictured in the old town in Poznan, which was really pretty.... read more

Nie rozpoczynaj rozmyślań o Afryce Zachodniej od oglądania zdjęć. Na zdjęciach będzie widać sklecone byle jak budy, a wokół nich walające się plastikowe torby. Na zdjęciach zobaczysz bałagan, a czasem zobaczysz brud. Obrazy przedstawią ci wyładowane samochody, których młodość przeminęła wiele lat temu. Ujrzysz gromady obdartych, biegających za piłką dzieci, włóczące się psy i kobiety wylewające pomyje wprost przed domostwo. Nie rozpoczynaj rozmyślań o Afryce Zachodniej od lektury gazet. Dowiesz się, że wojsko wierne prezydentowi zajęło kluczowe pozycje w walce przeciwko rebeliantom. Powiedzą ci, że był pogrom plemienia, którego nazwy nigdy nie słyszałeś. Przeczytasz, że gdzieś w afrykańskim kraju głównym zajęciem administracji jest przyjmowanie łapówek. Usłyszysz, że któreś z europejskich mocarstw wysłało oddziały stabilizacyjne. A może tylko dowiesz się, że po zamachu zmienił się rząd z... read more

so, im finally allowed to use the computer again, and i have been given my results... insurance flew my mum over free of charge last week, so she's been staying with me here. we went last monday to the doctors for my results, after having another electronic brain scan. the brain tumor is fortunately not dangerous!!! it may or may not have been the reason for my epiletic siezure, and apprently the tumor's been there for some years. they still dont know exactly caused the fit, so it could be something completely different. they have put me on medication which i must take day and night for the next 12months, which protects my brain in case of another siezure. also, especially for the next 12months, i have to look after myself, and not do anything that ... read more

well the whole 'snow' thing has left us feeling empty. we had soo many expectations of this wonderful and foreign weather...like when it started to snow, it didnt stop, n it'd be white always until spring....but NO! its nothing like that. it only snowed for one and a half days, then a more rainy snow wipped out all the other snow, and it hasnt snowed since:'( so as you can imagine, we're very unimpressed with 'snow', and how it all works. also, moles. also unimpressive....we havent actually seen one yet, but we've seen lots of mole holes. but apprently moles are the size of your hand!!! we were thinking they'd be the size of a wombat or something....not the size of your fricken hand!!!! so, poland has disappointed us!... read more