There and Back Again - Watch out Bilbo Baggins!

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Getting carried away with the "bad boy" again, I ventured on another project, or as Bryce would say "photo essay" today to try and capture the essence of Warsaw as I preceive her when I get the rare chance to walk to school and back. So what follows are a line of photos taking from the Academy, jumping to Warsaw University where I have Monday-Wednesday Polish lessons, and then following enroute to the train station. I toyed with making the pictures smaller in order to fit them neatly on the page and lessen loading time, but being this small they are already lacking so much detail, so sorry! But here we go!

The pictures start from about lunch time as I happened to be outside eating my lunch.

To the right

Back view from the park

And just over a bit to put it all in perspective, this building in the distance is the Palace of Culture (Commy Building) our gift from Stalin in the heart of central Warsaw.

Direct back. The school has a pretty cool lay-out of square in three stories with a little outdoor sitting type area in the middle.

There are also some cool buildings going on opposite the Academy.


This is the last and first leg of my trip, the street which proceed. The Academy is on the road between these two buildings.

This is where Foksal street starts. Foksal comes right off of Nowy Swiat (New World) and happens to be where one of our Adventist Churches in Warsaw is located.

Nowy Swiat is really famous for it's shopping and has a nice atmosphere over all.

Often on Sundays in the summer (and maybe winter too, I don't know because I stay locked up in Podkowa in the winter) they close the street to cars and it becomes for pedestrians only.

It's about a 10 minute walk to Warasw University. There are some neat things to see along the way, such as the Copernicus monument

Almost directly across from the University is the Famous Church of the Cross where Chopin's heart is.

And behind these very gates lies Warsaw University. (cue Angels: "Ahhhhhhh")

Most buildings are behinds these gates, however there is an entrance to the Polonicum from the street.


Across from the Polonicum is the University bus stop where on a normal day I would catch bus 175 to the central station. I have named this picture "we all wait." This woman sits here almost everyday.

This is the farthest I go, so on the return trip, let's slip ahead to Foksal street again. Do you remember where it is?

Across from Foskal is where Chmielna Street begins- one of my favorite places to walk in the city.


Along this street are a ton of really neat shops and cafes (op. 3, no. 1)

An intersection that splits it in half

My favorite Italian designer (way out of my league though)

And once again, on the other side of the street.

Chmielna Street lies behind Galeria Centrum seen here from its front entrance...

Across Galeria Centrum is the Palac of Culture again. Not the greatest picture, but it gives an idea of how big the thing is scale wise.

Galeria Centrum from across the street

via a very busy underground

From here, the central train station is in sight

And we're pretty much home free, straight on Jerusalem Street. I usually take the tram that runs along this road.


Before we dip under ground, check out the construction. There is always something new being built in Warsaw.


And we finally arrive at last at the wkd station. From here, you can find your way to Podkowa, can't you? ;)

We must hurry because MAK is home waiting...

Hope you feel as emersed now as I do. It was great taking you with me!