Walking to the team
In Warsaw, there’s a striking mural of Polish athletes, and the first I saw of it was when this man was walking towards a stairs leading down to the open area in front of it. The mural is sponsored by Adidas and created by Jakub Podlodowski. He has written about it on his Facebook page…
Woman in Pink
A woman in a striking pink dress attends the memorial of the Uprising in Warsaw on August 1st this year.
A 30th Floor Window on Warsaw
A family admire the view of Warsaw from the 30th floor of the Palace of Culture and Science.
A little Polish Flag
As we were waiting for a train to take us to the old town of Warsaw, another train pulled up with a little Polish flag stuck in the bumper. It was August 1st, so no wonder. A pretty important day in that city because of the uprising 80 years ago.
Jehovah’s Witnesses on the street
Just before I left Warsaw, I spotted these four women leaning against the wall of the stairs to the train station, and they appeared to be Jehovah’s Witnesses. You’re no doubt familiar with them as they’ve taken to the streets as well as calling to homes to spread the Word. In Poland, it appears that…
80th anniversary of Warsaw Uprising
Young men climbed on a public toilet in the centre of Warsaw this afternoon to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising. At 5pm, sirens rang out and suddenly red flares were lit as a large cargo plane flew overhead. Smoke from the flares filled the air, and it got noticeably cooler as the…