Warsaw goes Southside

Ok, so many know we popped down to the Southern Hemisphere for a really brief (some say too brief) trip. I never have enough time to catch up with people in general and once again this was the case. So I managed to meet up with a few, whilst making sure that Marty was able to fondle as much native wildlife as possible.

She certainly got a big thrill from many of the animals that she could touch as well as the ones that were just "around" in general. Also some of the things I think I have always taken for granted that she pointed out to me were as follows:
- The space we have in Australia
- The fact houses are made of brick not concrete or wood
- The smell of Eucalyptus being in the air everywhere
- Birds, different birds, are everywhere
- Less people smoke and in less places
- Beaches look like muesli (well if you close your eyes and use both hands and imagination)

I will add a blog that is not associated with dates and time just concepts and flowing prose, if prose can flow from me that is.
Something very exciting happened while away, I got a new child. A brand spanking new Canon 5D Mark II (http://www.canon-europe.com/For_Home/Product_Finder/Cameras/Digital_SLR/EOS_5D_Mark_II/index.asp). It is my first real digital camera, and so I am still completely confused, over awed and fascinated by it. That said, I am really enjoying it. I do miss film though...... but we won't talk about that at the moment, in case the technology camera gods decide to hurt me for blasphemy. So on the first day I got it I took a few quick snaps luckily the sunset helped me out with being pretty darned nice.
I had been informed by plant, photography and camera guru Mr Bruce Webber that the camera was a good one, and so I went to explore the Adelaide shops and came across a decent price (relatively speaking).
But from the first ten or so photos, I must say it was up there with film quality.
If only it had a remove powerlines button on it.....
Or remove incompetence too so they don't turn out this blurry as Marty and Cozza have. I could always call it airbrushing!
Then I moved to some more difficult subjects. Grumpy old Garden Gnomes.
Some people say that I look like my father, others have much better vision and sanity beyond question.
So the day after the beautiful sunset, I told Marty it was her big day. It was beach day, time to get the pasty bits out and hit Seacliff!
Yes everyone was excited even Marty's new friend in the background.
It is normally very hard to find such Great Whites, lucky Marty brought hers with her.
I think this was my footprint.... certainly not Marta's!
I love how coastlines can be so flexible in their environments and in such a short space (distance wise).
It is Blue and White as far as the eye can see, Seacliff beach in Adelaide looking North towards Brighton Jetty. The best thing about School Holidays is when they aren't on and the beaches are empty.
Rutted and gutted the beaches of Adelaide will always be some of the greatest to me. I think now Marty might just also agree.

Recently..... in Krakow.....a young lady......

So it has again been a few weeks between posts. Reason being we have been to Krakow with an Aussie friend (Simon) and also had him and another Aussie (Jason) pop into Warsaw for a few days of sightseeing and funnily enough, good weather.

So when it comes to Krakow, I really like it there, especially the fact that there is a medieval square right in the middle of town, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Market_Square,_Krak%C3%B3w. Of course this is popular with tourists, but also locals as well. This first post about Krakow is basically going to be some glimpses of people and even parts of people from the Town Square. The advantage of being in a tourist focused location and having a telephoto lens allows you to take photos of people without being too obvious. Thus combining two of my favourite past times. People watching and photography. Oh, to be a sociologist photographer.

Also sorry to the ladies looking for hot boys, I tend for some strange reason to focus on women, children and old people. I do also have a strange fascination with women's feet/shoes. Maybe because I spend so much time with Marty in shoe stores...... just kidding. Only every second weekend.
I thought I should start with a part that is well notable and this is the statue known as the Adam Mickiewicz Monument.
Someone here looks impressed with the break dancing crew that I didn't get a photograph of.I love this little guy. He seems to be enjoying himself so much!Here is one for the ladies, Mr Mullet! This one is party at the back, front and sides!
This move is known as the Reverse Bundy (re: Al Bundy from Married with Children).
I thought it was nice that these two decided to have their red jacket day.

Everyone loves a giggle.
It wasn't just me snapping away.
Ha Ha I got away with taking a photo and don't they look happy.....
Until the ladies, I think, realised I was there to take a photo, about now.
This is a sweet tradition in Poland. That when you wait for someone, you give them flowers, boy to girl, or girl to girl. But not boy to boy, they are still a little homophobic. I blame the Pope.
Granny about town, hey, we all love grannies!
It is the old man races! Look at them go.No I am getting lower, heading to the legs department, she must be cold to be so purple.
Now down to the foot coverings, or maybe it is the elevator factor here.
It looks like the man is about to kick her!Check out the shoes on this beauty! She had some great legs too!
Sometimes a long lens can even be hidden up close to get shots of earrings and the like.
Yes this guy is about to grab his man bits, and in about 3 seconds she does too! They were certainly ummmm friendly in public.
A great time to take crowd shots is when there is something public. This was a breakdance crew, don't you just love that kid in the corner?!

Oh yeah, in Krakow, there are weddings everywhere. From Friday to Monday, we saw them all over the place.
I swear he pushed her over before helping her up in front of mum and dad.
Nothing like Sunday morning papers.
And here I was thinking Mimes were hatched from eggs with faces like that!
That is some headlock she has there.
Surely she is a hostess? Who else would dress like that on a Sunday?
Her stomach says yummie and she is smiling, I am not even going to say a thing..... or should I?
One of the waitresses pondering life and the where she could have gone out last night if it wasn't for having to work a Sunday morning.