Warsaw was never on our list of places we wanted to go to and see - we had a few places on the list in Poland, but Poland's capital was not one of them because there were other, more interesting places to us. I certainly didn't expect to be back in Poland so soon after Wroclaw. But, I ended up there because Jeremy & Rachel were not going to be able to fit in Berlin or anywhere closer/convenient to visit during their (relatively) short visit to Europe in the course of their Global Travels, and we were off to NZ and Australia for most of the time they were in Europe. I had a day off while they were in Warsaw thanks to the way my leave worked - and it was possible for me to go to Warsaw for the day and visit them, although Sasha could not come too. Berlin to Warsaw is not a small distance - it was 5 hours by train in each direction (it takes nearly twice as long by bus, just for interest) and due to the times of the trains that run, I had about 6 hours in Warsaw with Jeremy & Rachel. But it was really good to catch up, in a snow-covered city (strangely there had been no snow on my journey across Poland except when we arrived on Warsaw's outskirts). We ate Pierogi (Polish Dumplings) for lunch, wandered around the city taking photos in the daylight, twilight and then darkness while discussing various stories and anecdotes from all our travels or times living in London, and had what has to be the largest cup of tea ever (I had one to myself while Jeremy & Rachel split theirs - we had been expecting it to come in a pot, but it came in a huge cup!). More of a wander around and then I had to depart on my train back to Berlin. I don't know when I might next see Jeremy & Rachel, their brief foray into Europe was following a comprehensive tour of both Americas and preceding a foray into Africa, apparently followed by Asia. To travel around the world for an undefined but prolonged period of time is amazing, and all power to them for seeing the world in such a way - personally, I don't think I could stomach spending nearly a year globetrotting like they are - I feel weary enough as it is! although they would see some amazing sights and experiences along the way!
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