Blogs from Masovia, Poland, Europe - page 34

Breakfast at 6.30, on the road by 7.30 as we had to be at Oswiecim by 8.30. You may not recognise that place as that is the Polish name, most of the world would know it by it's German name - Auschwitz. It was a sombre, moving experience that we will never forget. We were actually quite late arriving as there were road works and we had a take a large detour. The bridge that Topdeck usually go over was under repair and could only take traffic weighing up to 8 tons... our bus was 18 tons (without luggage and people!) We arrived at 9.30 which meant we had 1 less hour which wasn’t a problem because Auschwitz and it's neighbour Birkenau were emotionally draining and I know I couldn't have taken another hour. We started ... read more

I want to skip the irrelevant details of my flights from Mumbai to Vienna. but this being an account of my travels and all........... Ok so I reached the Mumbai airport really early. the guy at immigration had so much time to spare that he was even showed me the UV light and how to detect fake passport. Thanks to him, now I have enough information to start a perfect passport scam(I know how to avoid the loopholes). Austrian Airlines is quite ok. food and service fine. I reach Vienna airport really sleepy. Transit is nothing to brag about. The seats were so uncomfortable I sat on the floor on cross legged position and went to sleep for 1 hour on my backpack!! I awoke quite rested and then a policeman told me to sit on ... read more

In the night Warsaw turns into a magic place with all kinds of fairytale creatures ranging from red glowing deers to mermaids.... read more

Ola peeps! Glad you liked the photos. Thought we'd let you see some more while we have the ability! Had an exceedingly nice day yesterday, pehaps inspired by the glorious weather. Discussed the finer points of the famous composer "Chop-in" with Ben, persuaded him that the Polish beer Zywiec is pronounced "six" and I myself (Dan) uttered the words-"sorry I dont speak foreign" to an innocent Polish woman asking for change. Apparently I also laughed in a nuns face but I do not agree entirely with this. Apart from that we had a lovely walk around 'old town' which was completely rebuilt after its distruction during world war 2. It is very pretty indeed as i'm sure you'll agree from the picture. Today we went up the Palace of culture for a panoramic view of Warsaw ... read more

The time has come for me to move to Warsaw, actually to Komorów. I was waiting for that moment for quite a while. Now I am a bit scared but will not retreat. I am staying at Ula's brother-in-law's house. He doesn't need it now 'cause he's in New York with his family. The house is quite big although I occupy the first floor plus the second-floor bathroom. This is when I decided to run this journal. I have left everything behind me, my jobs, my loves, my bad lucks, everything. Now I wanna start a new life.... read more