Warsaw; Sunday, 26 May, 2013

…Unbelievably, the train made up all the time that it had lost, and by the time it pulled into Warszawa Centralna station, next to the Moscow departure it was actually a minute early.

I walked the short distance from the station to the hotel and checked in.

Having dropped my stuff off I headed back into town to have a wander around and take in the sites, including climbing back up St Anne’s Belfry as I had done when I first visited Warsaw.

With spots of rain in the air I had a wander around the old town for a bit, finding myself in the Rynek as the drips of rain started to get harder. I was forced to seek shelter in an accommodating bar at the side of the square and sit out the downpour with a pint.

By the time the rain had finally cleared it was starting to get late so I had a bit more of a wander around the old town, taking in the city walls and Barbican before heading back towards the castle to try and find somewhere to eat.

I found what looked like a very nice restaurant service traditional Polish cuisine and took a seat. Where I then sat for half an hour trying to get served, even making eye contact with a number of the staff, but to no avail, they clearly didn’t want to serve (they were ignoring quite a few customers).

Frustrated I left to find another restaurant, where I had a very nice meal, and spent the time between courses composing a short, sharp and pointedly negative review of the first restaurant to post on TripAdvisor.

Sated both for food and revenge I headed back to the hotel.