PRL*

If I remember correctly so far I've mainly (or even exclusively) posted pictures of the nice and beautiful places here in Wroclaw. Naturally (like in any other city), there are also the less lovely areas featuring architectual crimes like the one pictures below. In fact, I had passed this building quite a few times already in the past, but realised just a few days ago that it would make a nice retro-, PRL-style picture.

  

Reassuring his readers of the beauty of historic Wroclaw ...

Memonji

*PRL = Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa (People's Republic of Poland) which was the official name of communist Poland from 1952-1990

Celluloid Wisdom

10 movie/tv quotes which have the potential of saying more than just the sum of their words (in no particular order):

Lost Treasures

oThe below image depicts what is left from what used to be the hangout for the city's HARIBO junkies. A couple of months ago the place closed down and by now has entirely disappeared leaving us with practically no alternative as even large supermarket chains like TESCO and Carrefour keep only a very limited range of our favourite sweets.

 

'Love ain't here anymore'

11. November

Apart from the fact that today is Independence Day in Poland as well as Karneval season kick-off day in some parts of Germany (Cologne being the carnival capital) there's not much to report. 

Not leaving without adding a b/w picture of Wroclaw ...

Memonji

 

Somewhere in town 

Amazing Discoveries

Two days of non-posting is more than enough thinks your host and is resuming publishing today with a variety of topics:

1.) First and foremost 'Happy Diwali' to all of my Hindu readers who celebrate the victory of  good over evil at this important religious festival also known as the festival of lights. While being in India during the last few weeks I could witness a similar shopping craze and a busy preparatory mood like we have coming our way in a few weeks from now before christmas.

Hot Sugar, Baby!

With great pleasure I have taken notice of a new CoffeeHeaven in the Renoma shopping mall right across my apartment. Not that it was really necessary as I already have two CoffeeHeaven outlets within a few minutes walking distance, but nevertheless it's nice to have more places to choose from, isn't it?

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

As this blog had been lingering in inactivity for quite a while until I started to post again a few weeks ago I guess quite a few of my readers have not participated in filling out my online Johari window. In case you are of of those who haven't, please take a few minutes and complete this little exercise. You can also create one for yourself afterwards.

Nasze Miasto

Coming back from Bombay to Wroclaw was in fact leaving as well as coming back home.

Having had amazingly beautiful weather last weekend I took a stroll alongside the river close to the university on Sunday evening where I took this picture.

One more place called 'home' ... for
Memonji

Joey's - Part II *

Read this if you have missed the first part.

Fell asleep in front of the screen with my head resting comfortably on the keyboard. Now I need a coffee. And a smoke. And her.

Joey's - Part I *

Surfing through the infinities of cyberspace I lost my way. She was sitting in front of Joey's Deli at 217th Main, 160th Cross, smoking,  humming some long forgotten tune when I turned around the corner and spotted her.

Bye Bye Bombay!

My India trip is about to come to an end as I'm flying back home to Poland tonight. I've had - as always - a fantastic time with my family, absolutely delicious food and for the first time I am returning home with quite an amount of pictures. At times it still feels a bit odd to photograph things or people everyone around here considers ordinary, but yet are very unique and special to the Western eye.

Gateway to India - one of Mumbai's major sights

Green Oasis!

Today we've been to two of the very few green as well as calm spots of the city: Hanging Gardens and Kamla Nehru Park. Both of these parks on Malabar Hill (the highest point of the city centre) are a close and welcome getaway from the hectic life of the city and have been equally loved by the old as well as the young.

Hanging Gardens has been set up at the end of the 19th centure and is mostly known for it's hedges that are carved into various animals.

Hanging Gardens

Abandoned 'Ship'

My Dear Readers,

I've just returned home and as I am virtually falling asleep as I write this it will be a rather short post. The below picture was taken at a main road in Powai, North Mumbai.

Rikshaw Wreckage

Touring Mumbai

As already mentioned in my previous post we've done quite a tour around the city yesterday and I thought I'd give you a short overview of the places we've been to. In order to to give you also a bit of a geographical perspective I've create a map with the major places we visited.

View Mumbai Tour in a larger map

Coffee!

Most of my readers from Poland will know that I am a big fan of CoffeeHeaven, a Polish coffeehouse chain which has become very popular across Eastern Europe in the last few years (more on this most probably in a future post once I'll be back in Poland).