Poland - the feelings.

So many mixed feelings. Mum & Dad - AWESOME. Some aunts and cousins not so much. Kołobrzeg - pretty, colorful and clean. Szczecin - drab, grey,  slightly dirty. People. Kids are great running free and happy, playing outdoors. Teens - strangely dressed, strangely behaving,  generally annoying (in that not so much different than their peers in Canada or US). Adults. Depressed, gray, always angry with facial expressions of Grim Reaper. Idea od Personal Space does not exist. Almost knocked dude in grocery store line up cause he almost Fucking spooned me. In almost Fucking empty store no less! On a nice wide sidewalk people will walk so close to you you can feel their breath. Not always minty fresh. They will cut you off on foot, on a bicycle, bike or car. All this on an open empty road or sidewalk. Crossing the road borders suicide. NOBODY slows and stops for pedestrians, they fucking speed up closing on pedestrian crossings.

Every time is see bicyclist u want to punch them, rip their heads and shit in their necks! They are riding everywhere without any regard for any other people. And rules,  if there are any.

But the lush green, warm humid air and beach calm me down.

And then there us FOOD! The best in the World!   

Almost week in.

So many things come to mind. Happy that I am with Mum and Dad. Happy to see old places and new ones too. Saw some old friends will see more this weekend. Some mixed feelings. Best things: Mum and Dad and FOOD! Biggest letdown: people. Gray, sad and with permanent scowl on their faces. Rarely you see somebody with smile on their faces. Fucking crazy drivers! Every time you cross a street your life is in danger!

Street fashion.
Tight clothing is in. Girls and females of all ages are in a variety of leggings and yoga pants. Regardless of body size. That produces a cornucopia of CTs. In all colors of the rainbow and animal prints.
Guys - skin tight jeans and even tighter soccer shirts. Ever present track suits. Mainly Adidas. Plus running shoes. All mostly cheap knockoffs.
Predominant look: Hipster on a bad acid trip for guys and cheap whore for girls. Lots of costume jewelery and gold chains. With huge crosses too.

And the there is coffee! All Stabuckses of this world have nothing on this place. Coffee is AWESOME,  plentiful and cheap. In the next few days I will foray into the restaurant scene. That should be interesting.

Day one.

Woke up at 11 am.  I do not remember when I woke so late last time. Had some family bonding today. Went for two nice walks. Took million new pictures. The town looks great. People, now that's different story. Young girls dressed like cheap whore,  guys in few sizes to small clothing. Today was holiday, so everybody was in their Sunday best. Men in Adidas track suits, gals in mini skirts and hooker shoes. Not one smiling face on the street.

Highlight #1 - three hobos asking me in pure Shakespeare's tongue: squeeze mee, are yoo eeenglish?

Highlight #2 - got me first of the year No-Salt pickle.  (Ogórek małosolny). Tomorrow will buy the whole Fucking bucket!

Highlight #3 - Mum's cat got so scared when he saw me yesterday he barely comes out from underneath mum's chair. Upside - don't have to take Clarion for my cat allergies.

Getting closer

Some 11 thousand meters above Newcastle upon  Tyne some 40 minutes from London. Nice quiet night, could not sleep but listened to the whole No Country For Old Men on audiobook. They served dinner last evening,  first delivering Menus - choice of beef or fish. REAL METAL CUTLERY!!!😨
Today's breakfast rather strange, a muffin, yogurt, coffee (soon bad...) and little bag of crazins.
Little gift bags with sleeping mask, cotton socks, toothbrush and paste, pens and shit plus noise canceling Bose knockoffs.
Seating really comfy, poor suckers in economy...😈
Two seats to the left of me there is a guy that actually changed into pajama yesterday and today got from his carry on the biggest cosmetics bag full of creams potions and shit. The New Ham - Shire Witch would be jealous.  Between my Wife (love you Honey) and two daughters I have not seen so much shit...
32 minutes to London, will post this when WiFi is back.
See ya.

BA flight somewhere between Bruges and Rotterdam. Half an hour on da plane after Berlin 4 hour drive.
Annoying Polacks with even more annoying kids are still in the end of the cabin.  Not too loud. I am spread over 3 seats so reasonably comfy. Across the aile severe case of German Lesbian-thing and German Rasa.  With full dreadlocks,  "jamaican" outfit, anklets and bracelets galore. Stinks a bit too, Lesbian seems to be undettered and tries to start conversation... Repeat to myself: only 25 more minutes. ... I soo need a smoke!
Fuck Fucking Biscuits and Crisps. I want Benson & Hedges in menthol. ..

Berlin Mudderfugers!

Quarter to 11 pm. I am just 100 km from home. Berlin positively Stinks.  Like shit. Poland WOW. One thing is true. The dash cams on LiveLeak don't lie. They drive here like a Fucking idiots. Next stop Mum's house.

So it begins

Will be flying "home" soon - still shitload of stuff to do, mainly packing (still have not started) but feeling good, excited...

For all my Murican friends here it is where I go (No, it is not in Russia Bill Mc.)

And on the bigger scale