Tag: Western Europe
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Kutno, Poland: Zapiekanki and Coffee… “Polish Style”
I missed the direct train to Bydgoszcz so I had to transfer in a small town called Kutno. As luck would have it, this transfer would not be without a cultural experience. I arrived Sunday morning, still a little wobbly from the previous night’s escapades, only to find all the restaurants closed. The only places…
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Acting Up in Łódź, Poland
While in Warsaw, I befriended a man who introduced himself as, literally, a clown, and that he was in Warsaw for a few auditions. Bewildered, I ask for clarification. He pulls out a little advert. Turns out he’s a clown, an actor, and a casting agent, too. And his real name is Kamil. He invited…
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Warsaw, Poland Part 2: Women, Movies, Booze and the Policia
This is (probably) the last post on Warsaw… until I go again. 🙂 One memory that stands out is the amount of joviality of the people. If aliens were to land in Poland and meet the people, I think they’d doubt that the country and its people were nearly eliminated within the last century. Instead,…
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Warsaw, Poland Part 1: Sight-seeing and The Gift of Communism
I found Warsaw to be an amazing city full of life. After taking over over the privilege of being a capital city from Krakow some four hundred years ago, Warsaw has made great strides in politics, economics and culture. Just take a look at the range of arts in Poland and you’ll soon realize that…
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Happy Birthday, Blog!
Well, it’s been one year since I started this blog. That’s right, April 4th, 2010 I made my first post right here, which I think 6 people viewed… over three days. Over the year I’ve managed to survive 17 countries or so, visiting around 60 cities and (trying) to learn Korean, Thai, Khmer, Polish and…