7AM I arrived at Warsaw. I first asked people where the city center is and they told me it is where I was standing. Having very low expectations for this city, I was perhaps just a little disappointed because it had nothing. But I insisted on going to a couple of pedestrain streets and people pointed out a few that were a couple of kms away.
Train Tracks at Warsaw
9AM I changed money with a couple of nice ladies and got around 25 PLNs. I got to their old town, whi ch I discovered to be an old war site, where President Eisenhower walked before. It was pretty and it did turn out better than expected.
10AM I planned to leave but could not resist on going up this iconic building bestowed by the Soviets. There are musems and cinemas inside. I went to the 30th floor and a musem on the 6th and 1st floor about earth (15 PLNs).
Wedding at Old Town, Warsaw
View from the Top
11:29AM I left on a train to Krakow. I am not sure if there is supposed to be a tarriff but let us hope not because I have only got 2 PLNs left.
3PM I met this nice girl on the train who changed 21 PLNs for 5 EURs with me as I realized that 2 PLNs was not going to be enough for the rest of the day. The train sat on the countryside for 1 hour. Delayed, I did not get to Krakow until 4 in the afternoon.
4PM Krakow was especially nice, with a square that is very reminescent of St. Marco’s Square in Venice. While it also has a castle, whose view is not impressive. I met this other nice girl Beata who recommended me Pierog, which is Polish dumplings, for dinner.
7PM I met up with Michal and had Pierogi for dinner (8.4 PLNs or <2 EURs). I just gave him 2 EURs. Afterward, he treated me to an ice cream (I gave him 1 PLN, which is all I had left).
9PM It is getting very hot in Europe and I needed liquid. I found another nice Serbian couple to change 2 EURs into 10 PLNs with me. That seems to be the pattern here. Next, I had another liter of Pepsi for 3.89 PLNs. I then got back to the train station and took about 10 minutes to change rest of my money into EURs with a Japanese guy. We finally finished dealing and got juices for each of us.
Wedding in Old Town, Krakow
Polish Pizza
10:11PM My train left for Prague. Now is really when we need air conditioning and it is non-existent in Eastern Europe. Tip to self, do not travel to Europe in July and August. It is like Vietnam.
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