I’m back! Been very busy over the past week so now will have some more time to update the trip report.



On Friday last week (exactly a week ago!), I travelled to Warsaw from Kraków.


I took the EIP train to and from Warsaw in first class. It struck my leaving Kraków for the first 45 minutes just how slow the train was. There was nothing “express” or high speed about it, but perhaps that is the state of the rail line.


The main sitting in front of me was in tip to toe Rimowa! That included a shoulder bag, phone case and of course an aluminium carry on.

One thing that surprised me was they offered a light dish/snack on the train with free bottled drinks and tea/coffee. I had the honey cake, and sencha tea. The cake was really good and a much larger portion than I was expecting!



Unfortunately after I finished my tea, the train went round a curve. And my tea cup and saucer slipped off the table, and smashed on the floor. I was bewildered and the train attendant mumbled something in Polish and then walked away without assisting.

I focussed on exploring the old town in Warsaw, which was quite pretty. It was packed with tourists making photography challenging at times.







had a steak for lunch which was okay, but the truffle sauce helped.


The architecture around Warsaw central station had much more of a Soviet feel than anything I saw in Kraków (even though Poland was never a Soviet republic). One skyscraper reminded me of the Seven Sisters in Moscow. (Which in turn were inspired by the Empire State Building).




The train ride back to Kraków felt much emptier and faster than the former. I then walked back to my hotel and had an early night.