Hi All,
I'm currently flying from Warsaw to London. I can't believe that my trip is actually over. It was an amazing experience.
Last night, we had dinner in a traditional Polish restaurant where I tried a few things for the first time - none of which were my cup of tea. I'm happy I tried them, though, because now I know for the future. First, we had a mushroom and onion stew. I have tried mushrooms before and can tolerate them in moderation, but every bite was filled with mushrooms. Then, I had duck. I have NEVER had duck. It was okay, but I really don't like dark meat. Now I know what it tastes like and that, if I need to, I can eat it. Then, we had a dessert that tasted like butter cake. My sweet tooth got the best of me and I ate the whole thing.
After dinner, the group went out to a local beer garden, but I went back to the hotel since I had to wake up at 4:15 AM for my cab to the airport. Instead, I sat in the hotel restaurant and talked with a girl on my tour that decided to have an easy night as well. She's off to Russia next. I'd love to do that trip sometime soon!
This morning, I woke up and met my friends and we headed to the airport. We got to the airport by 5:20 AM and I was through security by 5:40 AM. I grabbed a coffee and donuts for breakfast and headed to my gate. My flight departed on time, so I'm happy.
The Warsaw airport itself, for me, seems to be a communist era airport. The colors were very plain and there was minimal extravagance. There was not a lot of space for stores. That was just my observation though.
I also forgot to write in my post last time that it is absolutely amazing and a testament to the Polish people that their language survived. They were occupied for a period of over 100 years in which they had to speak either Russian or German. Polish was not allowed. That was a very impressive fact that I learned yesterday.
Michael
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