I follow you deep sea baby

The lyrics in the title is one of the pieces from the DJ set that we got on the Snow DJ Week in Les Deux Alpes in France. CD was on all the time when we were in our apartment. Yes it got boring after some time but it was still on. It's on now as well. I'm trying to make myself better despite the fact that I'm sick in bed, in a hotel in Helsinki, taking antibiotics and really concerned about all my responsibilities and plans...

But coming back to that week in French Alps. There is not much to write except that we were skiing every day almost from the opening till the closure of the lifts (i.e. from 9 till 16), we've had every kind of weather: fog as thick as milk (causing collapsed even where you were standing still), sun, snow, wind and we were partying on the apres ski in the Pano Bar and in the evenings in Le Brasilien and The Smithy's Tavern.

View form the 3200 Bar, just at the foot of the glacier

Solitude of the off-piste skier

In the "tube"

At the glacier

I was focused on the whipped cream on my hot chocolate, just like a kid ;-)

Jump on the main street in Les Deux Alpes

Apres ski in Pano Bar with flat mates

Apres ski in Pano Bar with I say Mikey

Apres ski in Pano Bar

Apres ski in Pano Bar. We had exactly two days of such snow. It's also worth to mention that it was second half of April.

Raclette and fondue at Crepes a GoGo

Heavy and unhealthy, but soooo good

Bamboo bike

Off-piste day. We've rented proper skis and did some training in the fresh snow

It looks so easy when you observe people skiing in the powder, but once you start it on your own it becomes difficult. Here during the break in the middle of the slope.

One of the last rides on Friday

I won 3rd place in the Slalom, but frankly speaking it was very badly and amateurally organised event.

On the way back.
And now a riddle: my Sigg bottle has volume of 1 liter, what's the weight of Nutella jars?

I just keep chasing pavements

Last weekend there was a 7th Warsaw Half Marathon taking place. We had a big group running from Accelerate (there were 41 people signed in, although I'm not sure how many people took part in the race in the end) and I had a friend coming over from Austria.

On Saturday we did some sightseeing:

Most Poniatowskiego (Poniatowski Bridge) and National Stadium

Pedro with his national flag at Half Marathon Expo in Centrum Olimpijskie

Sunday, day of the race:

Day of the race, on the way to the deposits

National Stadium from inside

National Stadium from inside. In September there will be Warsaw Marathon and the finish line will be at the stadium, there where the blue arch is.

After the race with Rafal and Marta. Rafal was running in the Sparta Team, which collects money for the disabled kids. Find out more about Sparta.

After the race with Marta and our precious medals. I did not do my personal best, but still 1.59.45 was very satisfying for me at this stage of lack of shape.

Agnieszka Osiecka (famous Polish song and poems writer) at Saska Kepa, Francuska street. She lived here and as it is across from the National Stadium we went here in search for a good meal.

Neon light in Prosta Historia where we had some fabulous burgers. Oh yes, we've deserved it!

Friends

Stacja Powisle. Old train ticet cash desk, rented or bought by some people where they've created very nice venue.

At the end of the day we went to the terrace of Palace of Culture and Science to see the city from the top. Even though I've been living here for more than 4 years I still did not have an opportunity to be there until now.

Me, myself and I in Helsinki

This was what I needed, some time on my own. My, myself and I in Helsinki.

Design Museum in Helsinki - Marimekko patterns

Design Museum in Helsinki

Design Museum in Helsinki

National Museum in Helsinki

Helsinki Parliament

Cathedral

Pipe organ in Cathedral

Looks familiar, with one difference, in Poland instead of fishermen you would see miners or some other kind of heavy industry workers

Bay in Helsinki

Another 'Bridge of Love' after that one in Wroclaw. Ironically I'd say - right in time...

Home is where I want to be

Recently I've spent two lovely weekends in Poland, one in Warsaw and the other one visiting my parents in Gliwice and, as well, my brother in Wroclaw. Nothing super duper, but just nice.

Warsaw:

Warsaw's Market square with Zygmunt column

National Stadium

National Stadium and W-Z way

The one with bollocks rules

Wroclaw:

Murals

Old trading center

Ostrow Tumski - the oldest part of the city. It was formerly an island between branches of the Odra River

Padlocks locked on the bridge by the couples to stay together forever

With mum and bro

Gargoyle

Nice, but you have to pretend not to see the dick

Dragonfly

Wroclaw's market square

Wroclaw's market square

Wroclaw's Dwarfs - there are many of the through out all the city. This in is the Banker

Dwarf the "Garbageman"

Przejscie 1977-2005. This installation shows 13 people entering the underground on the one side of the street and exiting it on the other. It was set there on 13th of December 2005 to memorise Martial Law. It symbolizes transformation and entrance to the democratic and free Poland

Dwarf the Newspaper Seller

Mediothek

Dwarf the Reader

Dwarf the "Pierogi Eater"