Back in Warszawa but already time to go...

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Being back in Warszawa has been wonderful. I love this city and the people in it...I don't want to leave :-(

so we got in around 8pm on thursday from gdańsk and took a cab to her cousins' place in the mokotów area. they've been awesome and we've had a lot of fun chilling with them...that night we went back to rasko and waited til after 3am to hang out with jarek. we went and got kebabs (awesome) and whatnot before heading back to iza and wojtek's to sleep...

friday morning we met jarek in front of good 'ole McDonalds at 11 to head to Wilanów for the day. Wilanów is "Poland's answer to Versailles". While it was a really cool place, I wouldn't go about comparing it to Versailles. We toured the interiors and whatnot, but no pictures were allowed inside, unfortunately. Some of the ceilings were way too low and made the place seem a bit claustrophobic at times, but it was all beautiful of course.

after that we were hungry so we sat down at an outdoor grill on the palace's grounds. i got grilled pstrąg (trout) with grilled vegetables and potatoes which were all super good (picture added for karen, lol) then it was off to the palace's gardens which were beautiful. we ended up getting a rowboat for an hour and just drifting along the lake. so relaxing...by that time we of course needed ice cream, so that's just what we did

after wilanów jarek had to go to work so kasia and i headed back to her cousins and then to an uber trendy pizza/italian place for dinner. i got a pizza which lox and cream cheese on it which was of course awesome. neither of us have any recollection of what we did afterwards, so i guess i'll add that later if i remember, haha

this morning we got up and waited for her cousins to get back so we could all go to łazienki park together. awesome place. we had a great lunch at this artsy restaurant - avocado chłodnik and then some freakin' awesome śledz (herring) with chopped apples in a cream sauce plus some little potatoes. we went over to the chopin monument and then to check out this apartment, but the realtor newer showed so we just left. we stopped at a store to get sok jabłkowy z miętę (apple juice with mint) and then went back to chill for a bit...

after that it was back to łazienki to hang out with iza's friends from work and play some volleyball. pretty random but lots of fun. then we hit up this cool coffee place and split up so we could go to the internet cafe. in a bit we're back to rasko for the last time :-( tomorrow we're off to wrocław...

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Photos

Baltic Coast
the Baltic coast which we checked out on our last morning in Gdańsk...underwhelming...

Outside..
Outside of Wilanów

Pstrąg
My trout, head included

Pałac
The Palace @ Wilanów

More...
More pałac and some of the gardens

Water...
The lake we took our rowboat out on

More gardens
Kasia ruining my picture...Dzięks

Śledz!!!
my delicious herring

Peacock
peacocks run wild in łazienki park...we also saw a fox which was pretty school, and the cutest squirrels ever

łazienki
the place is called łazienki because of all the waterways and whatnot

Comments

[Vanessa]

I agree with Mary and Christine...I feel like I'm on this trip with you, but your entries do totally revolve around food. Miss you Jeff...and BC won't be the same without you. <3 Vanessa

[Ii and Oyeah]

Hi, dearest nephew, Uncle Ray wants to know if the Big Macs taste the same in Poland as back home. That way, he knows there is food he would enjoy in Poland. Ii

[Mary]

I'm jealous that you get to see peacocks in real life. They're so cool

[Mom]

Freakin awesome
Enjoyed reading your blog. I love how everything is about the food - we taught you well! I can't wait to hear about your visit with Krysia. Also, we are adding more and more people to view your blog. Everyone finds it quite entertaining!!

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Jarek
Ju| dawno nie spdziBem tak miBo czasu jak z Wami w Wolanowie.. szkoda, |e musieli[cie wyjecha.. Mam nadziej, |e uda si Nam jeszcze kiedy[ spotka.............................................:(

[Jarek]

again
Juz dawno nie spedzilem tak milo czasu jak z Wami w Wilanowie.. szkoda, ze musieliscie wyjechac.. Mam nadzieje, ze uda sie Nam jeszcze kiedys spotkac.............................................:(

[Meg]

Miss you
I am so jealous. You should write a book about traveling since you're such an expert. I wish my summer was exciting. But I can't wait to travel with you in the fall! Did I tell you that we're going to Casablanca, cause we are, but I need to go with you since you're an expert in hostels. I love you. Make good choices!

[Karen]

Peacocks and Trout!
I love that you are thinking of me out there as you are taking pictures and updating your blog! :-) Even though they give me the willies, I do enjoy seeing all you are experiencing! Love you!