Hostel Karolkowa Warsaw

... too many) Americans are geographically ignorant. A few plates and shots later we were ready to roll back towards the hostel.I have to say that by that point my feet were killing me and I don't think I was alone in this matter. Despite that fact I enjoyed seeing the actual old buildings of the area and their layout, many with a very Soviet feel to them. As we passed through the neighborhoods and crowds of people leaving work I felt like I was very far from home ...

... the Stans, try to avoid them there).

Having said that, you are now left with what the hotel is telling you which basically can be boasting and false claims just to get you to come stay with them. The photos can be their absolutely best room that the owner lives in so you never see it. The neighborhood photos can be photoshopped so it looks like the hotel is in the middle of the district where you ...

... bag for my gear. I continue until it starts to really pour. I duck under some cover. Gail force winds hit for a few minutes. Café umbrellas (huge ones) are blown away. Flash floods along the street. I look at the menu of the restaurant I am next to. It is a 4 star. I sit for an outstanding meal of Pierogi then duck with an orange glaze. Yum. I am sitting at this fancy restaurant in my shorts. By the time I am done, the storm is over.

So i had to check out at noon but i was sooo sick. I got up and went to the bathroom like 6 times. One time i ****** and it came out like when i was a kid in Dallas...i was sooo sick i just sat there for a few mins....i had to unlock my door and go to the bathroom. I finally got up at 9am and took a shower...only to have to go again! It was just horrible!!! I email my new Canadian friend to ...

... run my business and money. The glass buildings that rose to the sky were easily younger than most in Edmonton, due to the fact that 83% of the city had been destroyed by the Nazis as revenge for their uprisings. I may come back again, but from my initial views, it was another economic and political center of a country, as Glasgow was to Scotland. I went back to the bus depot, and ended up ...

... but also the Day of the Polish Army. Aug. 15 is the day the Poles defeated the Russians back in 1918. And because it was the 90th anniversary of that day, the military was out showing off some of its hardware. There was supposed to be a parade in the afternoon I was told but if there was it was possibly the quickest parade ever. I went to the street where the parade was supposed to be about 15 mins after it was due to start and there was nothing there. And when I say nothing ...

... couple who spoke German. As Mike keeps saying our communication is limited to signs and strange grunts - it's rather comical. At least we were able to exchange the greeting of "Guten Tag" (good afternoon). Our first train was about four hours long - for some reason the air wasn't working so it was warm and stagnant (glad to get off that train). Upon our arrival in Berlin (a large station), we couldn't find our connecting train ...

Hmmm.. even more boring than yesterday. I notice that my hoody-zippie fleece has a broken zipper and I bought he wrong size shirt. I go back to the store to exchange the items. No snow today.. it's a slushy cold mixture. After that I go to the internet cafe and look for jobs. I apply for a few. One is actually in the Czech Republic. Wouldn't that rock!! From there I go home. I know exciting..

... whether they were major arteries or not. They had been driving cirlces around Lodz for four hours they told me. I got in the car with me and off we went. Using my map, we found the way instantly. They took me all the way to the centre of Warsaw for my deeds and offered to take me to Lithuania actually, because it was on their way, but I had made arrangements with someone in Warsaw, so I had to turn up. Otherwise they would have shaved a day off my journey. Oh well. So ...

... at least enough to get us through our stay! As we crossed the German/Polish border, I wasn't too sure if I was going to be jettisoned out the side of the compartment. The authorities came through to check our passports. They took them away, and after sometime returned and said something to us in Polish. The man in our compartment explained that they were just checking it. They returned Courtney's and ...