Poland - Day 1, Warsaw

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Dzien dobry!

I'm in Poland with my colleague Kate (the oikos President) and her boyfriend Mikolai (who is studying in Warsaw). We're here for a conference, but it's also a nice excuse for a trip to Poland!

My first day here, I was up at 4am to take a 4:32 train to Zurich and a 7:15am flight to Warsaw. Understandably, there are no photos. Kate met me at the airport, and we toured Warsaw a bit. We went to the top of the Palace of Culture and Science for the panorama views:





After "dinner" (a main meal around 2 or 3pm) of pirogee at Mikolai's apartment, I wandered around some privately-owned gardens in the middle of the city. According to Mikolai, they were part of the too-strong trend toward privatization of everything after Communism, and they have no place in a city center... but I found them charming. :)









Oh, and I stayed at "Nathan's Villa" Hostel, and of course took a photo for Steve's friend Nathan - to add to his growing collection of Nathan Hotel memorabilia.



More photos soon on ofoto - they're uploading now. :)

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