The commuter's camera

This morning I left the Yaris at the garage on ul. Baletowa (highly recommended) for its annual service and MOT (przegląd techniczny) and walked to W-wa Dawidy station to take the train into to work. While waiting, I caught this shot of a Lufthansa BAe 146 regional jet that's just taken off from Okęcie airport. I like this plane; the only four-engined type that regularly flies into Warsaw (also used by at least three other airlines). It offers passengers good views of the ground uninterrupted by the wings.

The train takes me to W-wa Powiśle, two bus stops from the office. The old neons no longer work, the outside of the station building with its unique architecture is scarred by graffiti and neglect. Could do with a lick of paint and some new neon tubes.

On ul. Koźmińska I spot some pigeons taking a bath in the gutter. There's six individuals crowding this particular puddle. Note the disgruntled expression on the fellow up on the kerb; he's just been chased out by the one on the left.

W-wa Powiśle on the way back. The station (left) serves local trains, the two tracks run into the tunnel to W-wa Śródmieście to emerge at W-wa Ochota. On the right are the two express tracks, stopping at W-wa Centralna. This tunnel is high enough to accommodate the double-decker local trains that don't fit into the local line tunnel, so trains like the one disappearing into the distance in the middle of the picture don't stop at Ochota, Śródmieście or Powiśle. Which is a nuisance.

This time last year:
Five weeks into Lent
Spring is on its way - birds fly home