21 December 2013

The Christmas Post

After a funny day of cleaning my appartment I'm going home tomorrow and I'm very happy that there is no snow - I have a chance to get home without any problems on the road.  At least a lot of free time and good food ;).

Today I've heard that the city authorities are for the pedestrian crossing in front of the City Center. But there is a funny thing - the President of the City is against :D. I'm curious how it is going to finish. 

Today, after my Christmas shopping, while I was waiting for a bus, I saw Rudolph red nosed car:



Apparently the driver has a sense of humor :).

I wish you a merry Christmas. And a happy... prepare :D.

10 December 2013

How the Hurricane Xavier paralysed Poland

I know that almost everything have already been said, that the meteorologists have analysed all of the weather aspects connected with that phenomenon, but I don't want to bore you with that. I'd like to share with you some of my reflections after all. Let's start.

I understand the Americans. I really do. They don't see the snow very often. The paralysed USA doesn't surprise me. But Poland? In December we always have a lot of snow and a strong wind. Why the snow, annonced with avance by the meteorologists, surprised us?

When I read that our railways are going to provide some tea for the passengers, I was amused. Why didn't they prepare their trains and tractions? Why a hurricane become a new reason for the trains to be late? Are they justified?

Last weekend proved that we can travel 9 hours instead of 3 and we have no right to be disgusted - after all, it was a hurricane!

Some people didn't have the electricity for even 3 days! The reason given by the media is that there weren't enough workers. Why didn't they hire some new employees for these 2-3 days...?

There are some things I can't really understand. But I'll bet that when the real winter comes, we also won't be prepared and our country will be paralysed without the impact of any hurricane.

And what about you? How long did you travel last weekend?

Palm House

I have already been to the Poznan's Palm House. It was an unusual experience for me, because I've seen such kind of plants for the first time. A majority of them came from Africa or Australia whose climate I really enjoy and I'd like to see it some day with my own eyes. And yes, it was a date ;), an aspect which made this visite even better. There was also a lot of rabbits because of an exhibition organized by their breeders. It was interesting to see that there are so many kinds of them, black, gray, red ones... Some of them were very big. And at the end of our visite we have seen some fish. Some of them were really beautiful, the others quite funny. And I've bought a little cactus. But apparently I'm a bad gardener because it doesn't look well, it's wrinkled... Clearly it IS possible to dry a cactus ;).

If you haven't already seen it, I encourage you to visit this place - it's beautiful.


^The ancistrus invites you ^