Day two Warsaw…

I’ve got a pattern already. A walk, some history, a sit down, some art, a walk, dinner.

The Rising Museum was free today.  If I’d known, I’d have come tomorrow.  Man it was crowded.

The Poles sure believe in value for museum admission. If possible there’s almost too much content. 

I learned a lot about the Polish resistance. It was short-lived and brutal. It seems like the Germans wanted to set an example.

After that somber morning, a short walk and coffee seemed like the best thing for me. It worked.

Near to the coffee shop, a remaining section of the ghetto wall stands. It’s strange to think about all those people living and dying,  now there’s a Starbucks.

The modern art museum was my almost last item today. It was free bc of the limited offerings on display. The loose focus was the Warsaw mermaid and women in general. Lots of exposed breasts and seaweed, in that order.

The mall again, and another walk, then an early evening in front of the tv.

Goodnight 

Mary

Day one Warsaw…

I’ll just share this. 

At the Chopin museum, they have these cards to activate interactive kiosks. Neat, right? The cards are keyed to activate in your particular language. Really neat. 

So….this 4 year old had her own key, and some fairly inattentive parents. She spent an hour running, straight up sprinting, from kiosk to kiosk, starting the units…in order…one after the other…over and over…with a determination I’ve not seen in a child in a while. She had figured out a route that allowed all the units to be spouting Chopin facts, loudly, all at once.

She was so entertaining I stopped to watch for a bit. Sweat was running down her face. If someone was at a unit she skipped it, knowing that it was taken care of. Her job was to keep the lady talking at all times. 

I guess you had to be there. It was charming. It was a pleasure to see a kid so hard at work.

Anyway, I also saw a bunch of art and old stuff and some churches too.

Have a great Sunday!

Travel day…

Not much to report. Spent an hour at the Riverside transportation museum in Glasgow. Would highly recommend.

Arrived Warsaw and was challenged a little by the metro system. Hopefully today it’ll make more sense.

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Thursday in Glasgow…

Cold and dreary today in Glasgow.

In the kitchen, I ran into a PhD candidate who was studying lasers. We had an interesting  (at least to me) convo about her studies into using lasers to image human tissue, specifically using lasers instead of xrays to perform mammography. So neat.

Started out at the Peoples Palace. It’s the city museum. Very interesting glimpses into the lives of the locals, past and present. Glaswegians have a lot to be proud of. The town has really pulled itself together in the last 30 years. 

After some coffee and a treat, I went to the modern art museum. Meh.

The tour of city hall was the highlight of my day. What a great old building. Full of Italian design and superb craftsmanship, great art and grand staircases, gorgeous woodwork, and more. The building suffered no WWII damage at all. Its construction cost in 1889 was 500,000 pounds. In today’s money….45 million? A lot anyway. Just beautiful.

After that, more tea and a long walk. Had some phone calls to make and that brought my day to a close. 

Looking forward to Poland!! tomorrow.

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