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The trip started off auspiciously,
I was in seat number 13 from Hamburg
to Warsaw on the Polish airline LOT.
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I tried to learn Polish by reading
the indiginous graphiti. I understand
what the cat and dog are saying,
but what sound does a fish make?
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The Palace of Science and Culture, built during the Stalinist era,
dominates the Warsaw skyline. What I thought was interesting
was that the grounds around the formerly communist building
are now full of parking lots and super stores.
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Chris and I were very lucky to be in Warsaw during
the international film festival. We enjoyed four
foreign films, all with at least English subtitles.
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The first night in Poland, I found this free concert
in one of the public square. I'm not sure what the
group is called, but you can take a listen to this
mp3 file
to get an idea what it was like.
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The monument to the Polish Resistance in Warsaw.
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The worst job in Poland.
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This is the famous ... monument
in Warsaw, dedicated to the Jews
that were killed in WWII.
There is a famous photo of German
Chanceler Willie Brandt kneeling
here in December 1970.
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Our guide through the Biawistok national park.
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We visited the Biawistok National Park in the
north west of Poland. European bison run free in
the park, but we saw these in captivity.
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The salt mine.
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This amazing chaple lies deep in the saltmine,
300m underground. Almost everything you see
is made of rock salt, including the stairs, the shiny floor, the
statues, and even the chalaliers.
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The Poles seemed to be crazy for mushrooms.
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This is the so-called 'Russian Market', which
is held daily at the sports stadium
in Warsaw. The photo does not do it justice, it is
a giant flea market where you can buy almost anything.
Definately worth visiting.
The Waszyngtona roundabout near the stadium is named
after US President George Washington.
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Chris doesn't like to drink beer that much,
so when we were in a bar, he told the bartender
he wanted a "Vodka", the bartender asked,
"Strong?", Chris said, "Yeah, I guess so."
Then, the bartender brings him a beer, called
Warka, Strong!
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Okay, here is a sign I saw on the busses
in Poland. It has something to do with
cellular phone, but what exactly I don't know.
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