The Kielbasa will retroactively chronicle a couple trips taken last month. It has been a slow couple of weeks since fall break but this should whet your appetite for a trip to Europe . . . my door is always open!
My friend from way back in the day, Brian a.k.a. Scrote, met me in Berlin for the weekend last month. What a great city . . . amazing art, a youthful vibe, great nightlife, and plenty to offer from the historical perspective. It is always great to catch up with such a great friend, even if it is just for a couple days. Check out some pics:
The next bunch of pics you will see is of Torun, birthplace of Mikołaj Kopernik. "Who the heck is that?" you might be asking. You might know him by his other name, Nicolaus Copernicus, the founder of heliocentric theory. Okay, now you might be really confused. Let's just say that one of the first things that every kid learns in science class is that the sun is the center of our solar system. It hasn't always been that way . . .
Before we gained the knowledge that we are only a miniscule part of the vast cosmos, Copernicus boldly challenged the notion that Earth was motionless and was the center of our universe. This was a pretty ballsy move way back then, since most scientific scholars were also men of the cloth. In the 16th century, any published research that went against church doctrine was met with utter disbelief and could result in house arrest or even death.
So I decided to take the 2 1/2 hour train ride from Warsaw to Torun and spend Saturday afternoon conjuring up the ghost of one of history's greatest scientists. Actually, it was a great excuse to get out of the city and spend the day with
"moj' kochanie", Luiza. Almost 6 hours in the same train compartment and she still returns my phone calls . . . I love this country!
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Hottie! (me that is)
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