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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Warsaw’s National Museum of Art
The National Museum of Art in Warsaw is conveniently located across the street from my grandma’s house. That, and the fact that my mom spent a big chunk of her life there, made it a destination I was excited to see. … Continue reading
Posted in Poland, Warsaw
Tagged muzeum narodowe, national museum warsaw, polish folk art, wroclaw 13th century art
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Lesson learned: Polish bathroom signs
Since it was raining yet again in Warsaw, I decided to go to the movies. Before the movie began, I had to take a trip to the bathroom. You can imagine my reaction when I get to the bathroom doors … Continue reading
Road trip 1: a tour through Poland’s countryside
I was a little nervous about my first road trip with my grandma because so far during our car rides she had: swerved all over her lane, started moving into a busy intersection on a red light, almost had a … Continue reading
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Tagged poland countryside, polish road trip, polskie wsie, puszcza marianska, sobota, urzecze, Łowicz
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Nowy Swiat, very “nowy” – Stare Miasto, still “stare”
So, back in Poland after 10 years. What to do, what to do… I decided to take advantage of my grandma’s central location to some of Warsaw’s best attractions and walked towards the Stare Miasto (Old Town). Basically this is the … Continue reading
Wizz Air adventure to Warsaw
My trip from Rome to Warsaw was not uneventful. I ended up flying Wizz Air, some discount airline from Hungary. This time I gave myself plenty of time to avoid a repeat of the easyJet fiasco, and got to the … Continue reading
Lasting impressions: Rome
Rome is starkly different from any other European city I’ve seen so far. The ruins alone set it apart from any other place. But what makes the biggest impression on me is how Rome is just jam-packed with stuff: it’s a … Continue reading
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Hotel review: Arena-House Hotel
Our Rome hotel, the Arena-House Hotel, was in a great location – literally down the block from the Colosseum. And as impressive as the Colosseum is during the day, it’s indescribeable at night, when it’s lit up from the inside. It … Continue reading
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Tagged arena-house hotel, rome hotel review, Rome hotels
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Egypt in Rome
For some reason, despite my whole fascination with ancient Egypt, I’ve always had this very isolated view of it in my mind. But this trip has really opened my eyes to how interconnected all these cultures were, specifically the Eyptians … Continue reading
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Tagged egyptian influences in rome, obelisks in rome
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Gatti di Roma
On my last round of sightseeing, I decided somewhat spontaneously to stop at the Area Sacra de Largo Argentina ruins. And I’m glad I did – I finally got to see cats chilling on the ruins! These particular ruins are … Continue reading
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Tagged area sacra rome, cats in the roman ruins, gatti di roma, largo de argentina ruins
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Last day in Rome: sculptures, scavenger hunts and stairs
I started my last day in Rome with a visit to the Gallerie Borghese. I wanted to take a cab to make it for my reserved time to enter the museum (reservations are mandatory). Of course the taxi stand near … Continue reading
