Wonderful Warsaw. winter 2016

If you are going to be cold in winter, why not go really cold, but actually Poland was warmer than expected.   I benefitted from a really good deal on a hotel and was right in the centre of town so enjoyed walking around in the evening as much as in the day.  The food was great, very filling, after years of teaching Polish students and hearing about their food it was great to try bigos, pierogi, and cheesecake in situ.  I liked the  statue of Adam Wickiewicz' Poland's great author, who I had only heard of because of my students.   Warsaw was a mix of Moscow type buildings, lovely decor, and interesting history e.g. Copernicus and Curie.