Stopped for lunch in Poznan, saw the billy goats buck heads 12 times at midday. These little wooden electronic ones that come out of the town hall clock tower once a day.
Arrived in Warsaw shortly before 7. Well, wasn't the hotel a treat? A very plush novotel. We scored a room on the 28th floor. Fantastic view on a clear day I'm sure, because even with all the clouds we had it wasn't a bad view! Could see the Vistula River and lots of cars and buildings! Out the other side from the windows of the "Wellness Centre" aka gym (don't worry, we didn't use it, only went in it looking for the pool!!) one could see the main roundabout with tram lines running through it - and I mean for real trams, not from a tennis court... Crazy!!!
Soooo, hotel nice. Dinner provided both nights in Warsaw, and it was set menu te first night - we were very pleasantly surprised to be served vegetables - what a treat!! I sampled the polish vodka specialty - polish vodka with apple juice. Delicious! Went down very very easily!!
Woke up feeling like crap the next day... So did our included sightseeing tour then we went back to the hotel so I could sleep the feveroff. Trust me, worse places to be sick on holidays!! Sightseeing tour was good - the Old Town in Warsaw is absolutely amazing. All rebuilt after the war as Warsaw so utterly demolished. Even the Royal Palace was rebuilt which is crazy really, seeing as their was no longer a royal family anyway!!! The park/memorial for Chopin was gorgeous and would be even more so on a sunny and warm summer's day. 1000 (i think) red rosebushes - red for love not communism. Stunning.
That's about it for Thursday - a sick afternoon in bed isn't interesting or fun!!! Feeling much better today though, which is good cos I didn't want to be unwell today.
We're on bus to Krakow with two stops - the first to see the Black Madonna at the Jasna Gora Monastery. The tour wasn't particularly good as the priest was quite rushed and the place was packed, but seen it all the same.
Now we are half an hour away from Auschwitz. Will not be fun I am sure, but something one does have to do.
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