Not bad for something taken out of the car window 🙂
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5am at the border of Poland (this side of the river) and the Czech Republic (the far side).
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To give yesterday’s picture some context. Duracza market, Warsaw
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Duracza Market, Warsaw
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The faces of those who lived in the one remaining block of the infamous Warsaw Ghetto serves as a poignant reminder of the fate of the Jewish community.
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Sunshine on a rainy day
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Memorial to the fallen Polish airmen: Pole Mokotowskie, Warszawa
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Centrum Station and The Palace of Culture and Science
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Warszawa Politechnika
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Warsaw Polytechnika
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It was not until I returned home and Googled the Warsaw news that I found out what I had stumbled upon in the centre of Warsaw today.
10th April 2012, marks the second anniversary of the plane crash which killed the Polish president and 95 other passengers as they flew to Russia to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre of over 200,000 Polish officers by Soviet secret police acting on Stalin’s orders during WWII. Today, Poland held moving services to commemorate the victims of that plane crash.
At the same time, about 1000 Nationalists also took to the streets in Warsaw. They are the supporters of the late president’s twin brother, who has repeatedly boycotted the official commemorations of his death, stating that the Russian authorities and the Polish liberal government were responsible for the crash. He has gone as far as suggesting that the crash was actually an assassination.
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Liverpool Lime Street Station
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I was told to go back and take this picture head on, so here it is…
Part of the Monument to the Warsaw uprising
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The city of contrasts
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As far as the eye can see… (my road)
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Warsaw Old Town
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One artist’s depiction of the devastation suffered by Warsaw during WWII. I am sorry I can’t cite his/her name.
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The memorial wall at the Warsaw Uprising Museum is 150 metres long…
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Warsaw Old Town from St Anne’s Church
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Monument to the 1944 Warsaw Uprising
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Warsaw Old Town.
I actually took this on my first day in Warsaw, but I think it deserves to be up here.
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The foundations of the old parish church, Lublin
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Lublin Old Town Square
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Majdanek forced labour camp, Lublin, Poland
Lest we forget.
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Lublin Old Town
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Outside Pawiak Prison in Warsaw, a dead tree holds memorial notices to those who died in the prison. It was taken over by the Nazis during the occupation and became notorious.
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My block of flats looking surprisingly nice in the sun
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Saxon Gardens, Warsaw
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Warsaw University roof garden
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The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Warsaw, Poland
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The infamous Warsaw Ghetto had only 1000 inhabitants remaining in 1944.
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My new life in the evenings…
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Note the diagonal lift shaft 🙂
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Warsaw Old Town Square
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My road (underneath) on the way to work.
Hopefully tomorrow I will have time to explore somewhere more interesting!
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Along my road…
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The inspiring view out of my kitchen window….
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My block of flats is just behind me on this side of the road. Downstairs, there are post boxes for nearly 200 flats on nearly 20 floors. The block looks identical to the 100+ or so on the road – I was slightly scared about not recognising it! You can see the lights from them going off into the distance on the other side of the road.
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I got picked up from the station, had my food bought for me, and then dropped off at the accommodation (provided).
Welcome to Poland 🙂
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All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go!
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Money really does grow on trees at Bolton Abbey!
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Lickey Hills, Worcestershire
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A shiny new old car 🙂
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The joys of borrowing a tripod.
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Silly traffic light. Not bad for no tripod, though.
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My poor forks the morning after…
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Climbing for the first time since October hurts!
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The Tree of Life.
This beautiful memorial, at the Dohany Street Synagogue, Budapest, commemorates the 6000 victims of the Holocaust buried nearby.
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A fitting last night in Budapest. If only I’d had a tripod…
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Heroes’ Square, Budapest
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We finally have snow! Heroes’ Square, Budapest
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We made it!
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Celebratory meal!
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Along the banks of the Danube
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We can wave to the British Ambassador every morning as we walk to IH.
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Just when you think you’ve seen everything the view has to offer you, this is what you wake up to 🙂
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When you finally make it to the top of the crazy staircase, the view certainly rewards you
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Only a week left of this view – I’ve been here for three weeks and I still can’t get enough of it.
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Moszkva Ter.
Now renamed as Széll Kálmán tér, this is one of the busiest transport hubs in Budapest. Until recently, it was the only major landmark in Budapest to retain the name it was given in the Soviet period which crumbled in 1989.
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Why exactly would you have this in your front garden? It’s almost the same height as the 4 storey house…
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Central Market Hall, Budapest
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The lounge taken from the balcony. My room is through the glass doors
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This is what your evenings turn into on the CELTA course. No time for photos…
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I feel a little explanation as to why I felt the need to post this image being as it’s not a good photo in any sense of the word. In true primary teacher instructions mode:
To do the washing:
 1. Put the clothes and washing powder in
2. Put the drain pipe down the toilet.
3. Turn the water on – you can just make out the ‘on-off’ on the wall
4. Move the washing machine back from wherever it has travelled to during the last wash so that you can:
5. Plug it in.
 Be careful – the washer starts as soon as you plug it in. The drain pipe and the water must be turned on before this! It is essential to check that the washer does not travel off the mat (it breaks the tiles!) or far enough to pull the plug out.
I feel I must point out that this in no way bothers me – I think it’s fantastic!
S
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The higgledy-piddledy crazy house that we live in. On the right of the picture, the wooden section is our crazy spiral staircase up to the top floor 🙂
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Harry Potter in Hungarian!
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The amazing balcony in the lounge 🙂
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Good morning Budapest!
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The view from the kitchen window 🙂
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What’s the difference between I will and I’m going to?
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I can but try…
Our world. My lens 