Warsaw; Sunday, 27 July, 2008

The day didn’t get off to the best of starts. I got all the way to the tramstop before getting the sensation that where I really wanted to be was in the toilet. That theme carried through much of the day, with regular pit stops made for “comfort” breaks.

The first stop of the morning was Pawiak Prison Museum and from there it was onto a couple of trams round to the Museum of the Warsaw Uprising. The uprising started on 1st August 1944. I visited on 27th July, just a couple of days before the 64th anniversary and the museum was having an open week with opening hours extended through until midnight and free entry. The place was absolutely heaving, and thankfully, it was with locals, bringing their children to see what had happened in their city, to make sure they don’t allow the horrors of the war aren’t forgotten.

From the museum I caught a tram back into the old town for a lengthy lunch (followed by another pit stop) and then caught the tram back out to the south to the Botanical gardens.

After spending a long time in the Botanical Gardens I caught the bus back up into the old town and went for dinner. I started to have a wander through the old town, only to find that I needed another pit stop, but to my horror all the public toilets (or at least the two I tried) were closed. Thankfully, at the point I found the second toilet closed I saw the bus back to the hotel pulling up on the other side of the road, so I dashed over and 10 minutes later was in more comfort.

I waited for about an hour to make sure that my stomach had settled and then headed back into the old town to take some final photos before heading back to the hotel and my packing.