Spotter since 2010
About me
I graduated from the University of Warsaw with a degree in Applied Linguistics (MA) and Text Edition (post-diploma) as well as Cultural Diplomacy (post-diploma). Currently I work for the Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation on various projects strengthening Polish-German
cooperation. I also do translate and edit texts, mostly from German into Polish.
I used to live in Scotland (Aberdeenshire, Perthshire, Isle of Skye), studied and worked there, I've lived in Berlin, where I also used to work. I am still emotionally related to those places. I am a split soul missing the Scottish nostalgia and the German city vibe. But to me Warsaw is still the place to be because my family and friends – the most important people in my life – live here.
I spend my free time mostly reading books, watching films, meeting friends and travelling around Warsaw / the Mazowian Woiwodship / Poland / Europe. I take photos of the places I visit to keep memories. I cook a lot and consider myself not a bad cook. I am an addicted and eager dog walker and free air therapy patient and I know most of the green spots – forests, bushes, riverbeds, whatever it may be – in and around the city.
Why Warsaw?
Recently I have moved to Ujazdów so I will be exploring the Czerniakow / Ujazdów area of Warsaw for you.
Warsaw is a very interesting place where new and old features come together. You will find relics of the communist system next to new housing estates or shopping “galleries” (yes, this very Polish word to describe a mall) and classical buildings from before the wars. All these make our city a nice melting point to visit.
There are so many splendid places to see, like for example the (even still quite new) POLIN museum, and the city is developing so quickly (see the example of Vistula’s riverbed), you cannot avoid getting the impression that tomorrow the city will be different from today. Also, foreigners come to Warsaw in growing numbers and contribute to the multicultural vibe I enjoy.
"Muzeum Pragi": dedicated to Warsaw's Praga, it has about 1,500 objects & is a great example of co-operation between people & institutions.
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"Klub SPATiF" Warsaw is a magical place. Once the meeting point of the creme de la creme, today it's old-fashioned in a positive way with great events.
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Offering mostly South American cuisine with great seasoning and the best ingredients, their burgers and tacos are just i-r-r-e-s-i-s-t-i-b-l-e.
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Telephone in the wind, located centrally in Jazdów near the German and French embassies, is a place where you can symbolically talk to the ones that have gone.
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"Kamień" is a newly opened, award-winning educational pavilion in the Vistula district above the Warsaw zoo that teaches visitors about the city's green!
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"Królikarnia" is one of Warsaw's museums that have recently had a "facelift". Check out their wooden camera obscura in the backyard - and the book cafe!
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"Pałac w Wilanowie" Warsaw is for you if you enjoy well-preserved building and exquisite, baroque interiors. It also has an amazing art collection.
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"Raj" Warsaw is an American restaurant with Hawaiian influences, aiming to be a paradise in the city jungle. Make sure to check out its colorful interiors!
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