Czech Beer in My Kernowfornia Festival Glass

 A nice shot of a wonderful Czech beer sat appetisingly in my Kernowfornia festival glass:

It's nice to be able to put this glass to use 6-7 weeks after the great Kernowfornia Music Festival in Looe, Cornwall (south-west England). 

Roasted Pumpkin Slices

A shot of some roasted pumpkin slices, covered in pepper, from around All Saints and All Souls days:

Like with sweet potato, the first few slices were absolutely delicious, but after that, they became too rich-tasting.

Still, the first few slices became delicious again at the next sitting, of course.

Lesoir at Warsaw Potok (9.11.2025): A Magical Kind of Tale

 And finally, the fifth of our gigs in 10 days, Dutch Prog band, Lesoir, at the Potok in Warsaw:

The Potok is a nice club, under a group of shops, not far from where I live in Warsaw, it was the first time I'd visited the place:

And in a small room, Lesoir put on a truly wonderful show doing Dystopia; Aeon (a wonderful dancing tune); The Drawer; Under the Stars etc.

Yeah, in this small room, the audience received something special.

And the gig was kind of magical for me as a few weeks before, I'd seen Lesoir at the Kernowfornia Festival in Cornwall (south-west England) where unfortunately, the band had suffered technical problems, and I'd come away wanting to hear them do a longer set, and within a week back in Warsaw, hey presto, I'd seen the Potok gig advertised.

And my intuition was right, as myself, and all the others in the Potok room, were treated to a fantastic set, loved every moment of the Lesoir gig, as did my good old friend, Wobbler, who was over from my hometown, Bury (near Manchester):

The Spirit of the Beehive (Warsaw Chmury 6-11-2025)

Our fourth concert in a ten-day period was The Spirit of the Beehive at the Chmury in Warsaw: 

The Chmury is next door to the Hydrozagadka and one of the few and far between places where you can enjoy your beer in a real glass at a gig:

The Spirit of the Beehive played Manchester while I was over there in late February, but unfortunately, it was the same day as Laibach who I already had a ticket for.

So, it was great to catch The Spirit of the Beehive in Warsaw:

Really like their quirky but highly melodic sound, and, at almost 60, found myself jiving around.

To tunes like nail I couldn't bite; LET THE VIRGIN DRIVE; and THE CUT DEPICTS THE CUT.

A nice shot of the band just before hitting the stage:

And of my good old friend, Wobbler, reflecting on things outside, after a great gig:

Also turned up in time to catch the Polish opening act, Kisu Min, who we also enjoyed:

So we had a wonderful evening all round.

Ronnie Romero and Gus G - Warsaw Hybrydy (4-11-2025)

Concert number three out of five in 10 days was Ronnie Romero and Gus G. at the Klub Hybrydy in Warsaw:

Where we were treated to a nice selection of cover tunes: The Mob Rules (Dio-era Black Sabbath); Highway Star (Deep Purple); Cold Sweat (Thin Lizzy) etc.

Plus some great Romero (e.g. Chased by Shadows) and Gus G. (e.g. Quantum Leap) songs, of course.

With my good old friend, Wobbler, loving it:

Especially during the Ozzy Osbourne song encores (Shot in the Dark; Bark at the Moon; and War Pigs).

 Yeah, this gig had a really good atmosphere and old school feel about it.

Inside the Church of the Holy Cross, Warsaw

Inside the incredible Church (Basilica) of the Holy Cross on Krakowskie Przedmieście in Warsaw:

A truly impressive place, full of beautiful side altars, paintings, and statues:

Have just read that the church dates back to the 15th century when it was a wooden structure, and has gradually become more grand over the years.

Even coming to house Chopin's heart in the late 19th century:

To be honest, I hadn't noticed this until recently.

But my favourite part lies outside:

Christ, carrying His Cross, as the Redeemer, looking out to the world.

Larkin Poe - Warsaw Stodoła (2-11-2025)

Saw Larkin Poe a couple of years ago at the Proxima in Warsaw and they blew me away, so I had to see them again last night at the Stodoła:

 The excitement of the band coming on stage:

And soon we were into class tune after class tune (Easy Love Pt. 1; Bluephoria; If God is a Woman etc.), with the Lovell sisters centre stage:

 And a nice chill-out, acoustic/banjo session which included Southern Comfort.

But my highlight of the night had to be, back with the electric set, Bad Spell and Pearls, so nicely gelled together.

My good old friend, Wobbler, over from England, was blown away seeing Larkin Poe for the first time:

This was our second gig out of five within 10 days while Wobbler is over.

First time I've seen these windows:

At the upstairs bar in the Stodoła:

Stodoła

Stodoła

Near Falenica: Sites Dedicated to Our Lady

 Near Falenica, I ran into the modernist Catholic church below:

Which had a beautiful statue of Our Lady outside:

But Our Lady looked incredibly sad:

Then shortly after passing some wooded terrain and wooded houses:

We came across the Traditional Catholic church run by the SSPX:

Of course, the church was highly impressive inside:

And outside the church, things looked stunning as sundown more fully closed in:

Before catching the bus back to Warsaw, there was one more thing to do after passing through a village of wooden houses: 

To visit a wonderful, lit-up shrine dedicated to Our Lady:

This rounded our short walk off perfectly, of course.