Andy's Mind

My stay in Berlin was a bit different than planned because it rained almost the whole first day. So instead of walking we mostly drove around the city in the car. We visited some of Berlin’s numerous parks. I saw the famous Nazi Olympic Stadium – which we could not visit already as they plan to use it again for the football championship matches. In the end we spent a leisurely evening at a lounge – restaurant, which was not only eclectically decorated and had a good DJ on duty but also had a surprisingly wide range of great dishes. (more…)

I’m in Berlin again, came yesterday to my friends here. Last time I was here it was -20C / -4F and middle of January. Now it’s the beginning of June and one could expect something more than 10-15C / 50-60F. My friends don’t complain too much – they are the kind of people who sleep with their windows open in winter. So last night they were enjoying evening air – t-shirts etc. – while I was curled on a couch in my thick, warm jacket, blanket over my legs, cup of hot tea in my hand. But still, it is way better than snow etc. so I expect to quite enjoy my day here.

It wasn’t the best of days… I’m really tired after last week with no weekend and quite frankly I don’t work at full power right now. I don’t feel good physically, I had a sudden and strong catarrh today – I used a few packages of kleenex since morning, which begun rather late BTW – after another night when I had trouble getting into bed early enough to be rested in the morning. All that after yesterday, which was very good but ended rather sadly, my sense of optimistic well being first disturbed by a minor incident of being ignored by someone then seriously hit by a major problem developing in my latest plan for the future. (more…)

Would you like to experience the thrill of racing driving? The rough, head to head, metal-to-metal competition, brutal acceleration and frantic breaking, adrenaline rushes when a rival cuts you off or the sheer pleasure of being the first at the line? All that and more – whole day long? No need to train for Formula 1, no need to go up the ranks to get to NASCAR. Just come to Warsaw, Poland, rent a car and take to the streets on a sunny, warm day. (more…)