Rainy Night in Warsaw

Awful weather; cold rain and wind. Heavy rain. My walk from the office to Varso tower runs mostly underground; through Metro Centrum's passages, along the platforms of W-wa Śródmieście and W-wa Centralna, I avoid a total soaking.

Below: tipping it down, evening rush hour, looking north up Aleja Jana Pawła II. On the left, the base of Varso tower, across the street in the distance, the skyline is dominated by Rondo ONZ One; Złoty Tarasy shopping centre and the Lumen building to the right across the flyover. And I remember Warsaw without any of these landmarks from not that long ago!

Left: still looking north along Al. JPII as it snakes its way through central Warsaw, this time from the 42nd floor of Varso tower. That low cloud is passing rapidly across the city, blown south by a cold, wind.

Below: homeward bound after the event, the rain has passed. Looking north along ulica Towarowa; W-wa Główna station to the left, Warsaw Hub tower, with the Skyliner just behind it, and across the road, Warsaw Unit tower. That giant Warta sign is visible from Chynów station, on Kilometre 43 of the Warsaw-Radom line.

Below: the same cluster of buildings, through the trees and across the tracks. In the foreground, an east-bound suburban train approaches W-wa Ochota station, W-wa Główna terminus stands behind it, the beyond it, Skyliner, Warsaw Hub and Warsaw Unit.

Below: the Mercedes-Benz building on Aleje Jerozolimskie. Outside of working hours, the area around this building is dead. I suggest turning part of it into a Museum of Motoring, open at the weekend.

Below: back in Jakubowizna, the cloud bank overhead caught my eye. It passed; a short period of sunshine before the next load of clouds arrived.

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