Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts

Monday, April 23, 2007

Pultusk

These are photos from the town of Pultusk (pronounced Poo-tusk, apologies for the lack of Polish script). The town is situated on the banks of the River Narew about 60km north of Warsaw, and along with much of Northern Maszowia it was mostly destroyed during WW2. However thanks to a post-war reconstruction programme the town has managed to retain its old-world, market town feel. The photo above is the town's Rynek (market square) which hosts a market every Saturday. Pictured below is the town's castle. Napoeleon stayed here in 1806, prior to his nearby battle with the Russians. Nowadays it is an exclusive hotel called Dom Polonii and is very popular with Polish ex-pats.


Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Pimp My Ride

Sorry, couldn't resist this one!

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Brain Drain?

These pictures were taken in the departure hall of the Eituda terminal of Warsaw airport last Friday morning. The people photographed are waiting for the EasyJet flight to Luton, London. The flight was full and though I'm not sure how clearly the pictures show it, the vast majority of passengers were young Polish people I'd guess about 75% under the age of 25. Judging by their baggage, they weren't weekenders.