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Dziki Ryż

Mar 14, 2010 5:33am

Full review to follow later but for now, feast your eyes on the latest ‘Bad English!’ found in the menu at Dziki Ryż, an otherwise fine restaurant. Big Sthrimp – almost impossible to say, even for an Englishman. Sounds like a character from a Tarantino movie. whit chives – a tiny or...

Airport security is a giant exercise in arse-covering — and it doesn’t work (obviously)

Feb 27, 2010 3:31pm

An article in the Spectator that had me laughing my arse off this morning, the first part of it anyway about airport security. So true. So well put. I had missed this whole Abdullah al-Asiri story until I read this. Hilarious. Al-Asiri was the al-Qa’eda operative who — following a sojourn...

they’re there & their

Feb 27, 2010 2:36pm

Rant time. I am sick to the back teeth of seeing these three very simple words misused so here’s a very simple guide. Will all guilty parties PLEASE keep a link to this in your bookmarks: THERE – a place, point or matter. As in; “Hi there”, “We visited there last year”,...

“Will no one rid me of this turbulent snow?”

Feb 25, 2010 12:37am

I say this in the hope that Reginald FitzUrse, Hugh de Moreville, William de Tracy, and Richard le Breton will appear and spill the brains of this pestilent snow about the streets of Warsaw. Of course, if Simon Schama is correct we should rather believe the account of Edward Grim...

Łazienki park in winter

Feb 16, 2010 12:00am

Łazienki Park – Warsaw We don’t go to Łazienki as often as we used to so it was nice to pop over to ‘Peacock Park’ on Saturday. It is a bit bleak in winter compared to any other season but the upside is that it’s almost empty of visitors. The animals...

20 east – now powered by Mac!

Feb 15, 2010 3:20pm

It’s been a long time coming but I finally bit the bullet today and invested in a brand-spanking new iMac, just like the one shown above. I was initially tempted by the low price available for the 20″ older model but in the end the greatly improved spec and right...

Roadside stop review

Feb 14, 2010 8:25am

Just a quickie. Anyone travelling through Poland will appreciate the need to stop somewhere for a break. Most journeys of any significance take between 5-8 hours or more so at least one stop is needed. There’s a variety of places scattered around but the quality is mixed to say the least....

More fun in the snow

Feb 11, 2010 6:49am

While mummy was skiing down the steepest slope in Zieleniec, successfully, Zosia and I decided to go snow mining. We found ourselves a sheltered corner by the side of the church where the snow had settled deeply and started digging, well I started digging and Zosia sat and watched me! After...

A real pea-souper

Feb 10, 2010 8:18am

Pretty much the same shot as the one in the previous post so you can get an idea of the reduced visibility.We haven’t actually had many completely clear moments with high visibility and sunshine but if one arrives I’ll try to get a shot of it as the distant forest...

Zieleniec – winter holiday

Feb 7, 2010 4:52am

We are enjoying the Warsaw school holidays (ferie zimowy) in the mountain village of Zieleniec, which lies on the border with Czech roughly halfway between Wrocław and Prague (see the red A lollipop on the map below). The journey from Warsaw was uneventful and took 8 hours including one long and...