First thing i did in Warsaw airport after exchanging some money was heading to the tourist information center and filling up with maps and all sorts of useful papers that i never used later. Was only useful the info about the bus to take to the train station.
The first contacts with poles was when asking about directions, it seemed not too much of them speak english, and in the bus, i was lucky to be approached by a canadian guy who happened to go to the same stop as muyself, surprisingly, he studies in Lodz, the same city i'm going to, so he gave me a first glance about what i'm going to find there, yet i kept my mind completely open about that.
The train station seemed to be huge, i turned around for a while before finding the right place to get my ticket from, and it was not in english that i spoke with the man behind the window, but in french ! The ticket was expensive compared to tunisia, twice as expensive, and my ISIC card was not accepted for the student reduction. Later on in the quay, i was for the second time lucky to meet an english speaking guy, he revealed to be from the UK, and happened to be working in Lodz, i don't remember what we talked about during the one hour and a half of the train ride, but i remember it was a pleasing discussion.
During the time spent in the bus and train, i have noticed the first major difference between Tunisia and Poland ; the latter is a lot more green and is tidy, which, added to the roughly constant presence of rain, gives an impressive intensity of contrast between the colors, felt like the eyes have a lot more to devour than back home. And yes, it's raining and i'm happy, i escaped right on time all the summer heat of Tunisia !
The train arrives to Lodz Fabryczna station, and it's time to call my iaeste contact who would take me to the dormitory, a little bit of waiting, and there he is. He, at last, speaks english, oh how glad i am ! It was with his car that we headed to the dorm, and during the ride it seemed to me Lodz has a quite complex network of roads and i thought this guy knows well his city. Now that i spent a month and a half there it's less fascinating: the distance station-dorm as the crow flies is just two kilometers, and the ride seemed long just because there are a lot of one way roads in that area. Now i have the impression i can walk all Lodz without getting lost.
My roommate was from england, i was so optimistic about him that he could in no way be able to deceive my expectations. The room was fine, i unpacked my bags and suitcase, and went out for a walk.
Surroundings were quiet and pleasant, with a park-like atmosphere, tramway station was close, also a nearby shop, and pizzeria were i had my lunch, there they talked english, and were very kind, i was enjoying my first day in Poland.
There were a lot of revelations in the dorm, and the effect was quite positive. It took me a while to know my way around effectively as each time i discover some hidden area, but all in all, the dorm where i will spend 6 weeks was fine, good for me.
The first contacts with poles was when asking about directions, it seemed not too much of them speak english, and in the bus, i was lucky to be approached by a canadian guy who happened to go to the same stop as muyself, surprisingly, he studies in Lodz, the same city i'm going to, so he gave me a first glance about what i'm going to find there, yet i kept my mind completely open about that.
The train station seemed to be huge, i turned around for a while before finding the right place to get my ticket from, and it was not in english that i spoke with the man behind the window, but in french ! The ticket was expensive compared to tunisia, twice as expensive, and my ISIC card was not accepted for the student reduction. Later on in the quay, i was for the second time lucky to meet an english speaking guy, he revealed to be from the UK, and happened to be working in Lodz, i don't remember what we talked about during the one hour and a half of the train ride, but i remember it was a pleasing discussion.
During the time spent in the bus and train, i have noticed the first major difference between Tunisia and Poland ; the latter is a lot more green and is tidy, which, added to the roughly constant presence of rain, gives an impressive intensity of contrast between the colors, felt like the eyes have a lot more to devour than back home. And yes, it's raining and i'm happy, i escaped right on time all the summer heat of Tunisia !
The train arrives to Lodz Fabryczna station, and it's time to call my iaeste contact who would take me to the dormitory, a little bit of waiting, and there he is. He, at last, speaks english, oh how glad i am ! It was with his car that we headed to the dorm, and during the ride it seemed to me Lodz has a quite complex network of roads and i thought this guy knows well his city. Now that i spent a month and a half there it's less fascinating: the distance station-dorm as the crow flies is just two kilometers, and the ride seemed long just because there are a lot of one way roads in that area. Now i have the impression i can walk all Lodz without getting lost.
My roommate was from england, i was so optimistic about him that he could in no way be able to deceive my expectations. The room was fine, i unpacked my bags and suitcase, and went out for a walk.
Surroundings were quiet and pleasant, with a park-like atmosphere, tramway station was close, also a nearby shop, and pizzeria were i had my lunch, there they talked english, and were very kind, i was enjoying my first day in Poland.
There were a lot of revelations in the dorm, and the effect was quite positive. It took me a while to know my way around effectively as each time i discover some hidden area, but all in all, the dorm where i will spend 6 weeks was fine, good for me.
No comments:
Post a Comment