Warsaw: A Wonderful Snail

Passed this wonderful snail in Pole Mokotowskie Park during the day on New Year's Eve.

John and Simon's Photos

My friend John sent me a picture he'd recently taken of Skipton Castle.

This brought back memories as in the mid-1980s, while in my late teens, me and a few friends used to go camping in Skipton. Back then, a kind-hearted farmer had allowed us to set up camp in his field, and had even given us some old wood for a small campfire.

The picture below is from my friend Simon's canal boat, somewhere in scenic Wiltshire:

Have briefly encountered Wiltshire while making my way down to Thomas Hardy's Wessex (Dorset), would love to see a bit more of the place.

Warsaw: Murals on a School Wall

A few months ago, I saw these murals (of probably the Warsaw Uprising) on the wall of a school not far from the Gdański train station in Warsaw

Had been meaning to get a few shots of them for some time and finally got round to doing it.

Took these shots while sauntering round a few different parts of Warsaw during the daytime on New Year's Eve.

Warsaw: The Disappearing and Reappearing Snow

Really strange weather in Warsaw at the moment with the snow coming and going for a couple of days at a time.

Nice to see that there's a bird table in the tree below for the birds to have a feed in the cold:

Was nice in eastern Poland where the snow appeared for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, then disappeared again.

Eastern Poland: Molehills in the Garden

When we arrived in eastern Poland for Christmas, it soon became apparent that the moles had been busy at work in the garden. Yeah, they really have become a massive nuisance.

Good Russian Beer

Really liked this Russian beer which I got to taste over Christmas. 

It was very dark (black)-coloured, bitter in taste, then had a wonderfully subtle aftertaste. 

Will definitely be on the lookout for more beer from this Russian brewery.

Warsaw: A Festive Underground Train

Was nice to see that this Warsaw underground train had a bit of a Christmas/New Year feel about it.