Dorota and Joasia's Trip to Poland 2006

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I love this guy and everything he is about.

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The Toronto Dominion centre by Mies van der Rohe - banking pavillion, Towers, and underground concourse (c. 1967).
And, me and my trophies!

Yams

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Real laugh or fake laugh? Looks like a fake laugh, but Dorota could never be that sarcastic.

Mike. He loves yams too.

Despite the traffic, there were leftovers to deal with on the kitchen table.

working backwards... Happy Thanksgiving!

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It was a traditional Polish Thanksgiving this year (Second weekend in october). "De one good thing about dis country." We love yams. The Burtyns, the Arents and us made it a big 'family' affair on day one.

Halo Halo, tu Ptaszie Radio

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I'm not going into the New Year without updating this bad boy. Firstly, thank you to everyone in Sopot and Warszawa for all the love and kindness- miss you all very much. Secondly, I'm doing a-okay, maxin and relaxin, shootin' some b-ball outside-a school. That sort of stuff.

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More from Italy- Venice and Surrounding Islands

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The Cemetary island

Student housing
Guidecca, where I stayed.

More From the Biennale Exhibits

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Benches out of cardboard at the Shanghai (?) pavilion.The Japanese pavilion asked everyone to take off their shoes and crawl through small openings to loosen up the audience.
The public park project for an old New York city railway.

Those are hand-blown glass beads on her necklace. :)

Venice Architectural Biennale

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More pictures from Italy

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Hi. I'm posting a few more photos from my trip. These are from Bologna and Venice.

Italy

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Last days

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Michał Kwieciński and Dorota came over today with Jaś- Michał directed a comedy that was showing at a film festival here and was on TVP2 accepting the award for 'most loved director' for it. Last day in Sopot and spent the day sleeping and at Babcia W's. Now I'm eating cheesecake and apple pie and avoiding packing. I have to check everything because of heathrow, even the glass I bought in Murano.

Ciao

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Got back from Italy last night, and will be in Warsaw until tomorrow morning, then back to Sopot for the weekend. Beautiful weather and beautiful people, both here and there. I wish brought home more Italian food, but I kept putting it off, didn't have time, and nonetheless barely made my flight home from Bologna. Luckily Italians have as much respect for schedules as I do. But still, no parmigiano reggiano or Veneto wines. I'll post more when i'm not working from a wireless connection. And Happy Birthday Immanuel and Stefan!

From Venice

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Hi. I'm writing from the Architectural Biennale Exhibit in Venice. (www.labiennale.org) Have been making my way through the exhibits since yesterday, and have only seen a quarter of it so far. On my way to the Canadian pavilion now. Bologna was delicious and very chic, and Venice is stunningly beautiful, but a bit of a candyland and very expensive. Staying on on the island of Guidecca, in a hostel, but in a "room with view" of Piazza San Marco across the canal. Living on a steady diet of paninis and saying "scuzzi" a lot. Love Joasia

Więcej Dębkowania

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Dębkowanie (This Weekend)

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Imieniny Dorotki

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Wszystkiego najlepszego, jeszcze raz. If you were here, I would buy those Honey Balls for you, and maybe some of that magic chocolate. (actually, i did buy you something today, but you have to wait until I get home) Happy names day, love j and the fam.

Peter and Mati

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Little Lena

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Moominsummer Madness

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Check out Majka's Borowik szlachetny- that's the best mushroom ever. You can get out of jail free with this. You can even buy your parents' love with this mushroom. Majka got her parents to admit even her older brother never found a mushroom like this one.

Moominland

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Don't I bear a striking resemblance to a Moominek here? Or a Duża Mi? By the way, some of the best wild blueberry spots I've ever seen.

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On the road...

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Biznesik

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Wejherowo

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details

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Zamek w Gniewie

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Went to see a medieval castle built by the Teutonic knights in the 13th cenutry, driving home from seeing Majka's project in the boons.

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Meatball?

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I've been staring at this meatball on the radiator a lot lately, and thought I'd share the privilege. Maybe we are looking at it at the same time, right now, and are connected through space. It's also occurred to me that it might be some sort of 'nugget', which would explain its colour, but not its spherical shape.

Majka and Karolina

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stuff i didn't buy

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The International Antiques Fair in Gdansk last week

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A box full of corners. The fair was full of artistic statements like this.

Feelings

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I guess this brings us to the "How I'm Feeling" part of the programming. I'm ok, and getting better. I 'm hoping to be sans-crutch by September. Thankyou for all the well-wishing.

Jems

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In the market for an empty pen case or a scalp (maybe there's a head under there)? Or maybe you've wanted to start spinning wool (wool incl.)? Then the local farmer's market is your answer. The basket of rubber bands, wire and champagne corks are priced to move as well, in case you're interested. Let me know. (Drot- the pic of the purses is for you.:) )

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Wild mushrooms, parsley and celery root, pickling cucumbers, the Garlic Man- all staples in a Polish kitchen.

Off to market

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St. Petersberg Ballet at the Opera Leśna

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Anna Karenina's descent into madness. Isn't it obvious?

One afternoon, I ...

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spot the nudist

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my base of operations

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Stork Patrol!

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pour vous

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Ma Bicyclette

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Good Luck Baby

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Hi Baby. I know you are studying hard, so I'm not going to call, but I wanted to wish you luck before tomorrow's mcats. Everyone here is thinking of you. Love j.

Caught in the rain and far from home

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Long Distance Parenting

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Niestety, było
'bóju-bam'.

Lenka

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Pstrągi

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Beautiful views make me angry.

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For IFL

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I thought it was perfect. Super-trad luxe, just your taste.

Ideas

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To the happy couple...

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Art matters, especially in suspect bus terminals

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Montreal + Dorota

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Pre-doom (read pre-MCAT) shot. Countdown to destruction.

Sopot Jazz

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The best of the old jazzmen get together once a year for a 'jam session.' Felt lucky to stumble upon it.

Prokom Open After Party

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Big shout out to Orange and Prokom Investments for the after party, especially for all the goodness in the white tent. much love, j.

Prokom Open

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Got my hands on a VIP ticket, and these are the photos from the Doubles Finals. Got rained out a couple of times, but the Czechs finally beat the Argentinians (without breaking a sweat). Argentinians (bottom) didn't take it well at all.

Grandma's house

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Mama Got Herself a New Pair of Orange Pants.

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Dorota, jealous much?

Apologies

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I'm sorry about the pictures being sideways and you having to strain your neck. I'm new at this and i don't know how to format the pictures in the post yet.

I Make Coffee, Polonaise Style

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halo halo

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Hello dear friends. Dorota has left- she's in Montreal now- so i'm taking over the blog. In exchange for some small favours, my cousin Maja has been braiding my hair. This is the documentation, which i'm posting because right now other photos of me exist. I'm working to change this, but first i need to remember to buy batteries for the camera, information that i've stored away in some dark, inaccesible part of my brain.

Marcin

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FETA - Street Theatre Festival in Gdansk

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Gdansk

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Skinny Patrini Concert at Sphinks

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I really love Skinny Patrini. And they're also super nice! To hear some of their music please go to www.myspace.com/skinnypatrinielectroduo

-drot

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Weekend at the Cottage

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even more...

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Birthday Part 2

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Birthday Part 1

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Day two of Horse Show

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International Show Jumping Competition in Sopot

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12 countries; 170 horses!

Friday Morning Market

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Strawberries are $2 a kilo.

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Hello Canada,

Last couple of weeks were spent at the beach. Unfortunately, our camera is broken :( but we're gonna try to keep posting pictures soon!

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349 PLN! Super Cena!

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Dorota got a Haircut and Warsaw

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As we were taking a picture in front of the Tkaniny shop, a man stopped and started staring at our camera. We went into the shop next door, and three police officers appeared out of thin air and stared him down until he left.

The Plane Ride and Stopover in London Heathrow

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