Blogs from Warsaw, Masovia, Poland, Europe - page 8

My answer on this question asked in the cellars of the Buddenbrookhouse by a number of students was , No just waiting till you make room so I can take my camera out of the locker. Went in the afternoon by train to Hamburg seeing old friends talking about the past and drinking wine.... read more

July 1st: Where to begin? On the first level of hell I guess...Remember that 5 hours of sleep I'd planned on getting? Well that was broken up every hour or 2 by screeching loud alarm sirens, even as I was stumbling out of bed and into my clothes the alarms would cut out. I was out of bed by 6am to catch the airport bus, the reception guz said that the alarms were fire alarms and they didn't know what was causing them but they suspected that somebody was smoking in a non-smoking room... what fuckwit would do something like that?! and how could they be so stupid as to do it 3 or 4 times after they'd set off the alarm the first time?!! Anyway, on to the airport. I was organised and made sure ... read more

After sleeping in until 9:30 AM, having breakfast and getting ready for the day, we boarded a local bus and headed for the Warsaw Uprising Museum. We arrived at the museum around 12:00 PM and did not leave until 3:45-4 PM. This was a wonderful museum that told the story of Germany’s attack of Poland, in general, and Warsaw, specifically. Importantly, it highlighted the Warsaw uprising against Germany in 1944. This uprising was led by the People’s Army, but also included local civilians and members of the London Underground. Despite their efforts, the German military level Warsaw and the Poland High Command was forced to sign the capitulation treaty on the 2ndof October 1944. Poland would not regain their independence until 1991. After leaving the museum, we took the local bus back to the Polish regional ... read more

Polish Military Musuem. Most of these guys must have had incredible strength and endurance. We then made it to the Castle/Palace. Many protests throughout the city against adopting the Euro slowed mom and dad by taxi; I ran everywhere a mile or so to go get the train tickets an a couple miles back to meet them at the Palace. It was a long tiring day in the heat and humidity, but I still found the will to go for a run. Some amazing photos - take a look Off to Torun- a beautiful city. Warsaw has its history but is crazy, sort of like a New York or L.A. A couple days is enough. Matt... read more

Golden week - tak właśnie Japończycy określają okres od 29 kwietnia do 5 maja. Wypada wtedy kilka świąt, a w dodatku w tym kraju obowiązuje zasada, że jeżeli między dwoma świętami jest jeden dzień pracujący, to ten dzień też jest wolny. W związku z tym, okres między tymi dniami zazwyczaj jest tygodniem wolnym dla mieszkańców kraju kwitnącej wiśni. Ma też miejsce prawdziwe pospolite ruszenie – miliony ludzi ruszają w podróż odpocząć od codziennych obowiązków, a jak powszechnie wiadomo Japończycy do leniuchów nie należą, więc korzystają maksymalnie z kilku dni wolnych. W tym czasie w całym kraju organizowanych jest wiele imprez okolicznościowych, więc na pewno nie można narzekać na nudę. Co ciekawe Polska i Japonia obchodzą w tym samym dniu Dzień Konstytucji – 3 maja. Nie muszę chyba dodawać, że wiąże się to z wieloma ciekawymi z ... read more