Some Random Thoughts on Poland

• Dogs are plentiful and fond of chasing bicyclists.
• The first three initial interactions you have with any member of the service industry are sure to be hilariously rude.  By the fourth, you'll detect a smile and some friendliness.
• Whatever they've done to maintain the stork habitat, they've done it right
• Things, in general, are fairly high-priced.  Meals and hotels are only slightly less than I would expect to pay back in Seattle
• The Internet situation is much better in Poland than in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.  I have no idea why.
• There are a huge number of these sweet, Soviet-era bicycles that I simply must obtain when I get back to the states.  They have a big pin in the center of the frame and you can fold it right in half.  They look kinda like this (but usually a bit more beat-up):
• Dinner portions are Flintstones sized.  You know that part of the opening credits when they throw the giant dinosaur rib rack on the plate?  That's a fairly typical Polish meal.
• The Polish soups are far superior than the non-soup dishes.
• Poland isn't a fan of spicy things, in general.