Here's Katowice on a misty Wednesday

I have a few moments to spare before going out for new discoveries.

Billboards
The Poles are great believers in advertising. This seems to be connected with their fondness of the USA, which is understandable because more Poles live over there than in Poland!

Do you have a facade you don't like? Put a huge textile billboard over it. Do you have a facade you do like? Do the same as above. Shame to let the opportunity pass.
Same with trams. Cover them in printed pvc foil, perforated over the windows, and make a few Złoty announcing the latest offer in cellphones.

For Margie
Here's my cryptic answer to your question about pronunciation yesterday: say quickly "Oz witch I am" (Oświęcim for those who missed it). Jam instead of I am works even better, but somehow lacks the pun(ch).

Ohoh
Discovered I lost my printed form with the flight info.
No problem. Internet cafe, look up Wizzair.com, choose English version and Bob's your uncle.

A Quick One While I'm Away

Can't upload pics in Poland, so here's a fave of mine from South Africa

Or view it bigger here
http://tinyurl.com/2mtau2

A fond memory of Poland

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Visiting Poland last August, I came across this convoy on the river Odra. The towboat pushed the hull of a newly built tugboat backwards towards the sea port Stettin. The superstructure of the new boat lay in the barge at the front of the convoy, due to limited height of the bridges and locks. The helmsman of the towboat couldn't see over the convoy, but was assisted by a man on the roof behind him who told him how to manoeuvre.




Saturday I'll be flying to Poland again, to explore the waterways and the industrial area around Katowice. I am looking forward to that 5-day trip and I might come home with a few photos...

We thought spring had sprung...

This morning, three days after the beginning of Spring 2008 we were surprised by this view from The House.



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