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An unexpected few hours
in Warsaw before flying home
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Our return flight was
rescheduled twice before we even began our holiday. Initially,
we were booked to fly at 11:30am today. That flight got
cancelled and we were moved onto an 8:20am flight. At the
last minute, we got rebooked onto the 6:45pm flight, which
we were quite pleased about. It meant we could have a leisurely
breakfast at the hotel... |
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...and then spend more
time exploring this surprising city. We began our walk as
soon as we had eaten. |
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Some interesting flavours...
not seen in the UK (by us, anyway). |
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Neither bagels nor nutella
would be ever be on our shopping list, but we couldn't begin
to imagine how lovers of both could fail to feel just a
teeny bit nauseous after seeing this advert, let alone consuming
the product itself. |
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We got stuck behind
a large party of school children, so it took some time to
get a lift up, but the wait was well worth it. The views
were amazing. |
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We got a really good
view of the Polonia Palace Hotel. |
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For the last time, we
took a tram to the Old Town. |
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We went to see the Metropolitan
building, designed by the famous architect, Lord Norman
Foster. This is his only project in Poland, located close
to the Old Town. We were impressed. |
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It was only partially
open, so we couldn't explore the interior in any meaningful
way, but we did at least get a flavour of what it might
look like when it is fully open. |
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For lunch, we went back
to the restaurant we had wanted to visit last night, before
the weather forecast made us reconsider. |
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Our light lunch was colourful
and delicious. We were really pleased that we had made
the effort to come back to the restaurant.
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After a wonderful holiday,
it was time to go home. We were taken to the airport in
a minibus with the remaining members of the group. Others
had left this morning to return to London by train via Hannover. |
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The lounge at the airport
was very quiet indeed. We were only able to stay for around
thirty minutes, because we had to ensure that we could get
through the immigration formalities, which are now taking
a lot longer in Europe. |
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Despite the long and
slow wait to get past the immigration officials, we made
it in time to board our flight. |
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We got some good views on the way back.
Here are a few of them.
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Directly below us is
the Dutch town of Tiel, alongside the Waal River. The narrower
river is the Meuse. |
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The city of Dordrecht
ahead with the Hollands Diep River at the top of the photo. |
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The coast of South Holland,
specifically the North Sea island of Schouwen-Duiveland. |
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Looking south over London.
The Thames, the Dome and the 2012 Olympic Stadium are in
view. We were clearly on course to approach Heathrow from
the west. |
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On our final approach
to Heathrow, we few over Windsor Castle. On the other side
of the Thames is Eton, with Eton College visible top left. |
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We really enjoyed our
holiday. Poland surprised us at every turn and we felt hopeful
about the country's future. |
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