In town for a meeting and to collect my latest spectacles from the opticians, an a time to walk along the Vistula embankment. The wind is blowing, it feels much colder than the +2°C on the thermometer. I walk three kilometres, and pass no more than a handful of cyclists and dog-walkers. The pavilions along the boulevard are mostly closed, out of season. But come back in three months' time and the crowds will start to return.
In the near distance, the new footbridge/cycleway (opened March 2024). As yet, officially without a name, it's unofficially known as the kładka – the simplest form of bridge, something merely kładzione (placed) across a river – the word can also mean 'footbridge'.
Below: a display of four seasons of the Vistula, with neon birds.
Below: looking up towards Warsaw's Old Town from the riverside.
Below: traffic coming down the escarpment from the New Town.
Below: Most Gdański, the Gdański bridge – carrying three modes of transport across the river; road, railway and tramway. Neon says 'Lovely to see you'.
Below: the eastbound tram stop on the Vistula's west bank.
Below: to Westfield Arkadia for my glasses. Two strangely named streets between the shopping centre and W-wa Gdańska station: 'Remember About Gardens Street' (below). Who should remember about gardens? Why should they remember about gardens?
A to Z of my online world, ten years on
Intensity of Consciousness
This time three years ago:
I have measured out my life in coffee spoons
This time nine years ago:
Make do and mend
This time 11 years ago:
The A-Z of my online world
This time 13 years ago:
Life and Death in the Shadow of the El – A short story, part I
This time 14 years ago:
Transwersalka in midwinter
This time 15 years ago:
Work starts on the S79/S2 (completed autumn 2013)
This time 17 years ago:
Crazy customised Skoda
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