Polandia!

So, as you may or may not know, I am currently in Warsaw, Poland. I came here with my brother who is playing with the Special Olympics in Bowling here. Its quite cool actually. We are set up in a central hotel with great links all over. We went for a few days to Krakow which was awesome. Last time I was there was 2years ago with friends, and it was fantastic to be back there. Also went to Auchwitz for the 2nd time. Which in itself was an interesting experience because the impact of the visit was deeper and more real I guess - not as overwhelming as the first time. This time I also got a chance to visit the Salt Mines which I didn't visit last time. Last Sunday was a lazy day with a nice long walk in the park where there was a free open air playing of Chopin which provided the soundtrack while lolling around the royal gardens and feeding squirrels. Later on that day I relaxed in the sauna on the 31st floor of our hotel with a great view of the city. That was followed by a great concert that also included works from Chopin with a modern twist, such as an accordion, folk quartets and singing. It was really nice and interesting.

Since most of Warsaw was destroyed during the war (90%) all of the buildings here are relatively new, but they have rebuilt the old center in the original way which allows one to appreciate the architecture. The rest of Warsaw is pretty modern, loads of sky-scrapers and big hotels.

Ill keep on updating y'all laterz...my coffee is here!

cheers!