Wobbler's Blue Raincoat in Kraków

Wobbler bought an inexpensive, plastic raincoat to keep dry in a dark and wet Krakow:  

Have been to Krakow many times, but this time round, it was dark and miserable:

Despite the obviously beautiful buildings like the Opera House below:

From a Baroque Chamber Music Concert

Some shots from a Baroque Chamber music concert at the Lutheran church in Warsaw city centre.

Of course, all five singers had incredible voices.

And the Lutheran church building was beautiful in itself, especially the ceiling:

Peter Gabriel - Kraków Tauron Arena (18-05-23)

Finally got to see Peter Gabriel live, at the Tauron Arena in Krakow.

The Tauron Arena was absolutely massive, it looked like a football stadium inside:

From our side-on view, the visual side of things wasn't great, but the sound seemed spot on:

Thought that the new material, especially Panopticom, was excellent live.

And of course, it was great to hear old favourites like Digging in the Dirt; Don't Give Up; Sledgehammer etc.

Still can't get over the size of the Tauron Arena:

For older people, those steep steps were a bit of a perilous climb.

The Proxima Dinosaur

Must've been past this dinosaur model many times but this was the first time I took any real notice of it.

You pass it on the way to the Proxima concert place in Warsaw, near the blocks of student accommodation.

Guess it adds some kind of character to the place.

MONO / GGGOLDDD - Warsaw Proxima (7-05-23)

This was a great Sunday evening out, a double headliner, MONO and GGGOLDDD at the Proxima in Warsaw.

It was the second time I'd seen MONO and this time round I found them a colossus live:

Tune of the night had to be the epic, not far short of 20-minute version of Com (?) which magically closed out the show.

Also enjoyed the recent material from Pilgrimage of the Soul (Riptide; Imperfect Things; and Innocence), but it was the older tunes like Halcyon (Beautiful Days) and, of course, crowd favourite, Ashes in the Snow that mesmerised me.

So happy that I got to see MONO again.

The same was true with GGGOLDDD (formerly spelt in a more conventional way), the first time I'd seen them was in about 2017 so it was good to catch up with them:

Think that the GGGOLDDD vocalist, Milena Eva, has an incredible low voice, it kind of works hypnotically with the experimental/industrial sound of the band.

Strawberry Supper and I Won't Let You Down from the (obviously dark) This Shame Should Not Be Mine album were my favourite tunes of the GGGOLDDD set.

Think that both MONO and GGGOLDDD are evolving into fascinating bands, was great to catch up with both again live.

 

Cherry Blossom Spring

Always like to see the cherry blossom coming out.

It's kind of Spring's way.

Good to see other tree flowers sprouting up.

The colour cheers up the last menories of winter

Kotek's Incredible Paw

An incredible shot of Kotek's paw taken when he was lying on an English Language coursebook, near my computer workplace: