Showing posts with label birds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birds. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Warsaw and Łazienki Gardens

From the main thoroughfare of Warsaw, Nowy Swiat, you can take a bus directly to the Royal Baths Park (Łazienki Królewskie in Polish). It is a really popular location with Warsavians and tourists alike, especially on weekends. You will regularly see people strolling with their grandparents, babies or simply love interests in the well kept gardens. It is also very popular with wedding photographers. Also, in summer they have many Chopin concerts free and open air.

So let's stride south from the cafe district to the park

What is that brown spot there?
"Hey!" this deer appears to be saying.
"What?"
Next thing woody woodpecker pops up.

It looks like an OK symbol but he is actually holding a rock.
lunch
be cool, I am a squirrel
Well hello there.


Man that guy in the background is ruining the photo. Is probably what the other guys is saying.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Strolling through Powiśle

Powiśle translates roughly as 'by the Vistula', I think I have mentioned that before. Last year when there was plenty of sun a beautiful day we strolled about the area, down to one of our favourite bookstores and cafes Tarabuk (we visited it before see it here). We enjoyed the late Autumn sun and the freedom of being able to sit outside for one of the last times in the year.

On Ulica Sowia (Owl street) Old street lights
Cup it

At Tarabuk. A tweet

Fluffy tweet

Yum crumbs

Duncan... ooops Dunking

Strolling by

Where is my Macchiato?!

What a mug


Blurd

Someone doesn't like their alfalfa

Calling in a complaint

The Park on Browana opposite Tarabuk: green and gold

On Ulica Oboźna: the wire cages behind are to catch falling plaster, bricks or even statues which ever jumps first.
As we strolled home we decided it would be nice to wander down Nowy Swiat and catch the last of the days sunshine.


The ubiquitous Polish Starbucks competitor that is for quality of coffee as well as market dominance

Colonel Sanders at a cafe

He is her sunshine. She his dark shadow

that is some square shoulders.

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Adders for 2012

As you may have guessed from the previous travel based posts we were on our way to Australia, Straya, the land Down Under, Oz, or as I call it Home. Yes, even though I have a visa here and still feel Polish in some ways, I don't think, without fluent language, any ability to drink straight vodka and a driving death wish, I can truly call myself Polish.

So, how do I bring you the amazing time I spent back in Adelaide without putting you through the fun of sorting out all my "old" stuff in a huge garage, learning to kill millipedes by the millions, eating all the "favourite" foods, or drinking copious amounts of wine, beer, cider, port, whiskey, vodka, oh, yeah, and water. Got to have water......

Rather than bore the pants off you with my extreme witty wordsmithery, I think I shall just post photos up and see how they are received.

Rainbow

Or is that Rainbows.....
Gotta get over that hill for a pot of gold!
Everyone wants to get in on the photos
Sunsetting

Looks good in B&W too
Speaking of B&W that is the colours of the local gang

They even try house breaks
Anyone who reads this, knows I like my food but these guys make it hard to....
The non-stop pressure makes you relent sometimes.
So, instead off to the beach for our "traditional" sushi, oh look soft sand!
Good to see some dune life

Big white beach
Sushi to go
I think the quote here is "Yum!"

Can't talk eating
Jump if you are happy
I love this sequence

Paddle fun
Beach bits
More beach bits.