Touring has taken me a lot of places over the years and given me great memories. A lot of the time tho, I can't match up the memory with the location. Seeing Warsaw again gave me the chance to "place the name with the face" so to speak. We arrived in the evening and headed out for food. Luckily, the King Diamond entourage is big on Indian food - which is always one of the best vegan options for me.
We had the following day off, so as luck would have it, the rain came and refused let up. Determined to do some sight seeing, Matt, Andy, Chris (our monitor guru), and I headed for old town. We passed by some KD posters where I remembered seeing ones for Behemoth posted 7 years ago. When we got to the heart of the city, it all came back to me. It was a much nicer day the last time we were here! Cold and wet, we breezed through the sites quickly and didn't take many pictures. It's a shame - there is a lot to see in Warsaw. A visit from the show's promoter topped the day off - Wojciech is one cool cat!
I did get some dry time on show day to do a little bit more exploring. Our hotel was directly across from a placard noting the location of the Ghetto Wall. Confining an estimated 400,000 people, it was the largest Jewish ghetto in Europe when the Nazis occupied. I don't even want to try and imagine the sadness and pain that filled this place as 3/4 of its occupants were sent to extermination camps. Notations in the ground can be found throughout the city pointing out the wall's former location.
On a much lighter note, I also explored a giant halal market. If I had been able to cook I would have went nuts over the all inexpensive produce. I'm pretty sure I saw one stand selling halva, and I'm still kicking myself for not stopping to buy some!
We had the following day off, so as luck would have it, the rain came and refused let up. Determined to do some sight seeing, Matt, Andy, Chris (our monitor guru), and I headed for old town. We passed by some KD posters where I remembered seeing ones for Behemoth posted 7 years ago. When we got to the heart of the city, it all came back to me. It was a much nicer day the last time we were here! Cold and wet, we breezed through the sites quickly and didn't take many pictures. It's a shame - there is a lot to see in Warsaw. A visit from the show's promoter topped the day off - Wojciech is one cool cat!
I did get some dry time on show day to do a little bit more exploring. Our hotel was directly across from a placard noting the location of the Ghetto Wall. Confining an estimated 400,000 people, it was the largest Jewish ghetto in Europe when the Nazis occupied. I don't even want to try and imagine the sadness and pain that filled this place as 3/4 of its occupants were sent to extermination camps. Notations in the ground can be found throughout the city pointing out the wall's former location.
On a much lighter note, I also explored a giant halal market. If I had been able to cook I would have went nuts over the all inexpensive produce. I'm pretty sure I saw one stand selling halva, and I'm still kicking myself for not stopping to buy some!
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