Warsaw well prepared for snow

More evidence that Warsaw is well prepared for winter. This morning, the roads were clear of snow and traffic moved smoothly (for the first Monday after the Christ's Mass/New Year's break) after yesterday afternoon's falls. Last winter, some wag observed that Polish drivers will not be satisfied until each one has his own snow-plough driving ahead of his car at a steady 80km/h. They'll moan like hell that the city's snow-clearing services are rubbish, but yesterday evening as I ferried the children here and there around Ursynów, I could see teams of snow-ploughs, gritters, shovellers, bus stop clearers all hard at it, ensuring that Monday morning's rush hour would be as smooth as it could be. Yes, the guys do get caught out, like the time a heavy snow fall coincided with the start of a rush hour, but generally, Warsaw is well prepared for winter.

And it's not just roads but footpaths too. Above: Two mums making the most of the well-cleared and gritted paths that criss-cross the Rydz-Śmigły park between Solec and Powiśle.