Running across Plac Piłsudskiego

I was out taking pictures of the city when suddenly this old couple came running past me on Plac Piłsudskiego. Unfortunately I didn't have time to catch them before they were past me.

I the background Norman Fosters (in)famous Metropolitan building that also adorns the head of this blog.

Stalin's church?

Today's picture shows the construction of the Świątynia Opatrzności Bożej (Temple of Divine Providence) close to Wilanów. The church, or temple, is monstrously huge and ugly. On Google images one can find plenty of horrific images of how the finished church will look. With the newly built avenue leading up to the church I can't help to think about another building that was forced onto the Warsovians by another totalitarian institution:

Second metro line

They have started building the second metro line now in Warsaw. That means lots of closed road and general chaos in the traffic. A plus is that the traffic situation has become so bad that more people have started using buses instead of one person in each car.

There are many of us

On a walk a few days back I spotted this wonderful piece of street art. This is of course a comment to this stupidity as well as a gentle reminder about the situation for gays in Poland.

Edinburgh

My student just left for half a year to Edinburgh, so today's picture is from there. This is an HDR from inside St Giles' cathedral.

Chopin concert

People watching the Sunday Chopin concert in Łasienki.

Mirage

During the time sailing we saw this lovely mirage on the horizon. The water temperature at the time was over 25 degrees, and after a sudden rain the air was much cooler. This resulted in a mirage similar to the ones seen on hot road in the summer.

Better visible in the larger version on Picasa.

Mazury

Today is a classic image from the Mazury, the lake district in north-eastern Poland. Next week we are going for the most Polish of holidays* - a week on a yacht in Mazury. So, don't expect an update next week.

*With the possible exception of toughing it out in the bars of Zakopane with occasional hikes in the mountains.

Heavy clouds over the summer houses

Another picture from Sweden. Heavy clouds over the summer houses by the coast.

CePeLek

Picture of the day is the rather dreary façade of the CePeLek, the military medical clinic in central Warsaw. If you see a building like this in Warsaw it's almost always some kind of state or city authority that own it.

I started a collection of Warsaw buildings a long time ago. Unfortunately I have neglected it, but maybe I'll start adding some more pictures there also.