Friday

So today Karolina's cousin and my friend for several years now, Radek (aka Philip) and his lovely dog Soran came to see me. We took the tram into Central Warsaw and he explained a little about the tram to me. I now know where to buy the ticket and how to use it. It looks like most of the trams will take me into the center but two of them turn. I should have written that part down, but I wasn't thinking I needed to at the time. 

We walked around something like Warsaw's version of Rodeo Drive. Lots of expensive and stylish clothing shops. There was also an outdoor market where local craftsmen sold things. And oddly enough, there was a troop of Native Americans wearing outfits from old Western Movies playing music and singing in Polish.  I'll go back there when my camera arrives. 

We ate something Radek said was a Polish version of a donut. (I'll get the name of it from him again.) It was like a donut, except it didn't have a hole in it. It was covered in almond slices and filled with rose marmalade. Delicious!  

After that we went to a bar called Melange. It was a very small room with big soft chairs, sofas and tables. The walls and ceiling were coated in red velvet and it was all lit with small warm lamps. And we drank coffee there. It was nice and warm compared with the 45 degrees outside.

On the way home, we went to the market and Radek bought things to cook for dinner. It was curried chicken and mushrooms with curried spinach and rice. Really good dinner. 

I'm still not on a good sleeping schedule yet. I woke at 1 in the afternoon.  Hope this works itself out soon.