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First day in Krakow

Hello well you'll all be glad to know Im here save and sound.My grandad put me under orders to get a taxi to the airport apparently you can't trust the buses at that time of the morning. So I got picked up at 7. Luckily the taxi driver wasn't the...

Spine Tingling Poland

After packing up which took forever in a slightly hungover state we were in desperate need of greasy food We made it onto the highway where we saw a glimmering sign which was like a mirage in the desert reading ldquoK F Crdquo. As we came so close to this...

"U2 Tour a night off in Krakow"

August '09Krakow is Poland's second largest city and certainly its jewel. This is a beautiful city google it deserving more than a long weekend to do it justice. A snippet from Introducing Krakow reads 'accordion players ply trade next to old trouts selling bobble hats and bagels.' That...

A Day for Reflection

Finally we reach the most important day of the holiday and the reason for the whole trek around Europe ever happening Auschwitz. As a history graduate Auschwitz has always been an important place to me and one that I've always felt a strong inclination to visit. I didn't...

Last stop Warsaw capitol of Poland

Polish capitol Warsaw was our last stop during the trip. We hadn't any time to seesighting than I put some Warsaw's skylines from internet. We attend to visit there especially to visit in Warsaw Uprising Museum which concerns to Warsaw Uprising Polish capitol was terribly destroyed while WWII...

First stop Gdask

Gda324sk was first town which we have visited. This is Polish historical town and one of the most famous locations in this country. There we hadn't enough time for seesighting and being impressed by the Old Town but we saw enought to be convinced that's one of the most beautiful...

Szczecin my home town

This is my birth town. Pictures have been taken by me and one of my friends at various seasons some of them in summer the other in autumn and winter. These uploaded photos of Szczecin show the renovated Pomeranian Dukes' Castle and just a small piece of town. Enjoy...

Chill out in Poland's coldest quarter

Back in Poland againhellipthis time for work We are over for a week having spent the weekend doing lessons in Legal English at Bia322ystok University Kasia being the expert on this I have experience in teaching English editing and doing seminars. We gave the students some interesting material ...

Those Eastern European trains again...

Another very 'trainy' day as we moved onto our last city of the holiday Krakow. We had to be up painfully early at 5am to check out at half five and get to the station in time for our 630am train to Warsaw. Walking to the SBahn we...

Varsovia POLONIA.

Budapest Hungria 2 de noviembre del 28.Saludos en polaco se pronuncia yendobre no me acuerdo como se escribeAhi van algunas fotos de Varsovia Polonia la cual es una ciudad moderna que tendra algo asi como 2 millones de varsovianos o como se les diga. Lo que existe ahorita es una...

I knew we'd have a great relationship the instant he peed on my leg.

OK so here are the 5 words I know in PolishDobry dobree goodDzien dobry gendobree good morning or hello Dobranoc dobranots good night Milo mi meewo mee it's nice to meet youProsze prosheh please Dziekuje gehnkooyeh thank youooh actually 6 wordsThat's it ...

krakow and auschwitz

we arrived at the end of the day in krakow. we found a last minute couch to surf there. our host met us at the train station and we walked till his house. after a shower we went downstairs for some beer before heading to the famous nightlife of krakow....

Funny how you can find comfort in American hip hop music and the sight of a McDonalds

Wow. The best way I can explain my Saturday and adventure to Poland is to do a timeline so here goes958 am had just finished a leisurely last walk around outside and breakfast back at my hostel and leisurely checking email before checking out of my hostel and...

Krakow Poland November 2009

Monday 2nd November 2009My Easyjet flight from Liverpool to Krakow is efficient and uneventful. I like Easyjet so far they've never let me down and within 2hrs 15 minutes flying time aboard a well kept Airbus A319 with a good tailwind Irsquom touching down in a frosty Krakow. Quickly collect...

"U2 Tour a night off in Krakow"

August '09Krakow is Poland's second largest city and certainly its jewel. This is a beautiful city google it deserving more than a long weekend to do it justice. A snippet from Introducing Krakow reads 'accordion players ply trade next to old trouts selling bobble hats and bagels.' That...

24th September

shemsWent to the Erni school at 8am slightly soreheaded for a conversation class with four 18 year old girls. We played Linda's conversation games with them and marvelled at the difference in productivity from yesteray. Midmorning we wandered around the town and went to our now regular cafe stop...

23rd September

ShemsFor our first day at ERNI Adam and Kathryn's language school we went into Calmat a family run screw nuts and bolts suppliers. We were there for conversation practise and met some very nice people. It was a beginners class and hard work for us ad them. ...

22nd September

ShemsDecision making is becoming a little arbitrary now with us imposing false and meaningless conditions for taking a particular course of action. For example this morning we randomly decided that if we were asked to move to yet another room in the hostel we would pack our bags...

Krakow with speed

Well my journey began when I left Sebdog's apartment at 1100pm and I knew it was going to be weird for the first few nights not having him to share a bed with. The train journey I was embarking upon was around 20 hours long and I knew my arse...

25th September

ChrisAn 8am start again tempered with the thought of coffee when we get to the school and the longer coffee break after the first class. First of all we chatted with two kids very good english from both of them played the usual game... drawing numbers from the hat of...