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• 16 May, 2016

3 days in Warsaw: My first shot at a self imposed writing retreat

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I haven’t traveled as much this year as I was hoping to, unless you count the short trip home to New York to meet my niece. One of my biggest regrets after finishing this PhD would be not traveling more around Europe while I had the chance. To remedy this, I’ve been planning short, 2 night trips. Last month, I went to Warsaw, Poland, with my laptop and some writing targets!

About Warsaw

The Nazis destroyed about 80% of Warsaw in World War II. There are only a few areas that were left relatively untouched (~30% destroyed), some of which I saw on a walking tour of Praga:

I took a short break from writing to go on a walking tour of the #Praga district of #Warsaw. This is a bazaar that was established 400 years ago. Only about 20% of this neighborhood was destroyed in World War II, as opposed to about 80% of the main part of Warsaw across the river. Many of the old tenements remain in disrepair, but some people will live in them. In the 70s, you could buy anything here. Nowadays, only some stalls are open, and few people can be found strolling around.

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