My trip to Poland

[roguem]

Thought I should write a little bit about my trip to Poland, pictures included behind the cut.

Sunday 19/06/2005

Got up early. Like 5ish, got our luggage into the car, and made our way to the airport, checked in, and were ready to get on the plane to Copenhagen. Turned out there was something wrong with the plane, so after a long wait we got the message that the plane wasn't leaving and we should all head to the nearest desk and get rebooked. isil80  and I had recieved some travel gifts from beluga , which came in handy whilke we waited, a few rounds of yatzy and a complementary breakfast later, dad was still waiting in line. He had to stand in line for 2 1/2 hours before we got a new travel plan, insane. Anyways we checked in and were finally on our way to Copenhagen.

Got a free dinner there as well, thanks to mom, can't argue with a polish person.  After waiting some more in Copehnagen we were finally able to catch the plane to Gdansk. We arrived at our destination 5 hours behind schedule. There was a big welcome party there to greet us, so we had to get in two big cars to get to Gdynia and Aunt Krysia and Uncle Ben's flat. It was really nice to finally be ant our end destination, we were tired, but happy to be there. Aunt Krysia served us some food, including Strawberries, which I attacked straight away. We went to bed early that evening, were all pretty tired.

Monday 20/06/2005

isil80  and I got up well rested and ready for action. We started the day easy, watching while mom got some new nails, looked pretty good. After dinner we went to the hairdresser. isil80 , mom and I were going to get our hair cut, colored and basically just be pampered. Sat there for 3 hours and it was worth it. I felt really good afterwards, very happy with it, though I think the best change was isil80 , she looks great with that cut.

Had a calm evening, went to Klif (a mall) and had some jummy, jummy ice cream. Went back to the flat where isil80  and I relaxed and watched 'A Knight's Tale'.

Tuesday 21/06/2005

Time for shopping! Went in to Gdynia and to Hallane, which is kind of a über-big market with clothes and food and such inside a big hall. Isil80 bought a t-shirt and a really pretty ring. I bought 2 t-shirts and a extremely comfy training suit (the actual term escapes me at the moment), so I was very happy, and I think my mom was happy that I actuall bought clothes.

When we were finished at Hallane we went to a big shopping mall called Batory (boat) and had some delisious ice cream.

 Ended up watching 'The Frighteners' in the evening, loved the film.

 Wednesday 22/06/2005

Another calm day, but that suitet us fine. Had a stop at a little mall called Biedronka (lady bug), got some goodies. Handed some clothes in to a taylor so it would finally fit. isil80  wasn't feeling well, so we had a quiet day at the flat. Wrote cards and watched the VIVA channel. I helped my aunt set the sound system on her DVD player, so now they have a propperly functioning surround system. We all sat down and watched 'A Knight's Tale', just to check out how the sound was working.

Thursday 23/06/2005

My turn to not feel to good, got my period, but decided to drug myself and hope it works. We headed to the local Tesco store, I went a little crazy and bought 'Dawn of the Dead ' and 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' on DVD. I also bought the 'Knight Moves' DVD for beluga  as she is a Christopher Lambert fan.  After a little ice cream we decided to head over to Sopot. It's beautiful there, real summer town.

 I love it there, really nice. Picture is of a new building, it's surrounded by old houses, so it stands out quite a bit, but I like it. Anyways, after dinner we headed back to the flat, because I wasn't feeling well. In the evening I just took it easy.

 

Friday 24/06/2005

I was totally knocked out, feelt like crap. Isil80 had her nails done, green, and I had mine done, blue with stars and such.

 <- My nails.

After the nail fixing, isil80  and I saw 'The Adventures of Huck Finn' it's such a sweet film.

In the afternoon we went to a birthday party for one of our relatives, I have trouble keeping track. Was in the street where my mom grew up.

After the birthday party we went in to Gdyina and had a stroll on the molo, very nice. I bought a ring and we had some ice cream, jummy.

 Saturday 25/06/2005

It was insanely hot, over 35 degrees celsius. It was insane, we went to Gdánsk. I had made a poor choice in wardrobe, so ended up buying a new top and a pair of white 'pirate pants'. Felt much better after that. There was so much to see there, they have a whole bunch of amber-stands, I ended up with new amber ear rings and a  amber necklace.

 There were a lot of street artists and such in the streets there, rather amusing. There was even a pirate ship (as seen in the photo). It was a beautiful day, and after we'd gone around Gdánsk, we grabbed a taxi to Sopot. By then it had started to get a bit cooler, so we just took it easy and had a look around. We went down to the Sopot Molo. I ended up buying a necklace and some bracelets for beluga. It was a quiet evening, had some ice cream before we headed back to the flat.

 

Sunday 26/06/2005

Another laid back day. We headed down to a tree-house-restaurant by the beach to have dinner. Had some very good food, chicken and chips, the round kind, was jummy.

 Afterwars we walked about 2km down the beach to the Orlowo moli, sucky thing was that my period pain decided to hit again when we were about halfway, luckeliy I had some painkillers, so I took them and walked on. By the time we got there I felt a bit sucky, I had a sit down and some water, and after a little while I felt better.

 We took it easy, had a look around before we headed to my mother's friend Teresa for cakce and berries, very tasty. There was a cat there who came for cuddles, cute. Was a quiet evening, no big hassle, the perfect end to a very nice day.

Monday 27/06/2005

Another shopping trip at Hallane, very good, didn't find much, but I ended up with a skirt. I'm not a skirt person, but felt the need for a nice one I can wear in the summer, just in case. We had a look around, isil80  bought a really cool Betty Boop purse. After the shopping we went to the Seabull Pub for dinner, they have really good food, I love that place.

Finished off the day with a shopping trip to a mall called Géant, I went a bit crazy, bought a mini suitcase, a bunch of candy 'King Arthur', 'South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut' and 'Weekend at Bernie's' on DVD.

Tuesday 28/06/2005

Actually didn't have any plans for the day, but we went in to the centre of Gdynia. Bought some magazines, had a look at some clothes. Ended up at a fancy restaurants, I had pierogy, very tasty, one of my fave dinner choices. Afterwards we went to Klif mall, I bought a new top and some knick knacks. Finished off the day at Teresa's for a barbeque, kitty was there again, very attention hungry.

 

Wednesday 29/06/2005

Last day in Poland, had a calm day really. Had a quick trip to a small market, I bought some angel babies for some of my friends. Stopped by a cafe for some ice cream, sooo tasty. Headed back to the flat, Aunt Krysia made lasagna, was good. The it was time for isil80  and me to head to the airport. Said bye bye to mummy and daddy, and then we were on our way back to Norway.

 beluga  was kind enough to pick us up at the airport. Had a quiet evening.

In short the Poland trip consisted of eating, shopping, eating and sleeping. Was without a doubt the best poland trip I've had so far. isil80  and I had lots of fun.

Comments

[trav28.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a really relaxing holiday! And such a great post too :D

Love the cat pic - it is so cute! And have you watched Dawn of the Dead yet???

[roguem.livejournal.com]

beluga and I just finished watching 'Dawn of the Dead'. We liked it, looking forward to the next one.

[roguem.livejournal.com]

There are going to be two more movies right? Thought it was a triology?

[trav28.livejournal.com]

It began with Night of the Living Dead (1968). Followed by Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Day of the Dead (1985) and now "Land of the Dead" (2005) Dawn is arguably the best of the bunch but many purists find Night (1968) the scariest! :D

[roguem.livejournal.com]

Uhm so the remake, is of number two? Didn't they do the first one?

[trav28.livejournal.com]

so far - they have remade both Night of Living Dead (in 1990) and Dawn of the Dead (2004) but I see these as outside of the original trilogy as Romero was only connected to them tenuously. (The Dawn remake is rather good).

So - to recap -

Night of the Living Dead - original 1968 - remade 1990
Dawn of the Dead - original 1978 - remade 2004
Day of the Dead - 1986 - no remake planned
Land of the Dead - 2005 (released in the UK Spetmber 9th).

Hope that helps!

[roguem.livejournal.com]

Ok, cool. Is the 1990 movie any good? Must see if I find it, but are they connected in any way, or is is it separate movies?

[trav28.livejournal.com]

there are little connections and nods here and there but you can watch each one independantly. They are more "stand alone stories" - the only thing that connects each movie is Zombies and social themes. Apart from that - there is a slight progression in hte time line - thinkgs are just happening in Night, zombies have pretty much taken over in Dawn and the world has gone to hell in Day of the Dead and Land of the Dead.

[roguem.livejournal.com]

Okay, will have to check them all out. beluga and I have gotten a taste for zombie movies.

[roguem.livejournal.com]

Is Land of dead the sequel to dawn of the dead?

[trav28.livejournal.com]

Land is the sequel to Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead is the sequel to Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Hope this helps!

[roguem.livejournal.com]

Hehe, this is all very confusing.
Just wondered since I thought I saw the main girl form Dawn in a picture for Land..
Thanks for the help :)

[tygerx.livejournal.com]

hey eating, shopping and sleeping sound good to me! ;) Sounded like a nice vacation. Cute kitty too! And is that building really that warped looking? lol

I was hoping to get to see *you*! Will you ever reveal your true identity?? ;)

[roguem.livejournal.com]

That building really loojs like that yes. Pretty cool.
You wanna see a picture of me? Maybe I'll post a befor and after pic from the haircut.

[tygerx.livejournal.com]

If you're willing, that would be very cool! :)

[roguem.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, might just do that ;)

[trav28.livejournal.com]

yay for pics! :D