Good news - 3 hours without snow Had a busy day yesterday.

Genny and I left for the Old Town around Noon. We walked around for a little while and had lunch at an Italian restaurant. After lunch we continued walking around the small area that is the old town. This part of town (as much of Warsaw) had been leveled during the Warsaw Uprising. After the war, the entire area had been rebuilt from photos that people had. In order to rebuild the area, college age kids had been required to work for a year or two before leaving for school or going to work. Pretty remarkable.

We also lucked out in that there were like 3 hours of sun and it didn't start snowing until after 3 yesterday. you know you're in a cold city when you see people cleaning snow off of roofs in the middle of a snow storm. After the Old Town, we took a trolley to the main street and had some coffee, then we walked about 2 miles towards her house. Not the nicest walk ever, but I really love walking through a foreign city and taking it all in, rather than sticking to the proscribed routes for tourists.

After dinner, we picked up Genny's boyfriend, Ian, at the airport. We then went out for a little while at the bar downstairs in the dorms (you read that right). I didn't get to sleep until after midnight, which was an accomplishment.

Today, I'm going to lunch with Genny and Ian then, when Genny goes to class, I an and I are going to look around at some of the bazaars and stores.  ¶ 10:28 AM