September 28, 2002
Poland - Warsaw and ICCVG

Images from Warsaw and the conference!





2girls.JPG - 80 KBBar.JPG - 108 KBdinner.JPG - 102 KBfrenchies.JPG - 36 KB
girl.JPG - 89 KBLazienki.JPG - 157 KBLazienki2.JPG - 193 KBme3d.JPG - 34 KB
Mountain.JPG - 63 KBOrganisers.JPG - 94 KBPresentation.JPG - 33 KBPresidentsPalace.JPG - 95 KB
SaskiGardens.JPG - 143 KBUnknownSoldier.JPG - 115 KBwarsawppl.JPG - 174 KB

warsawppl
From L: Bram, Abby, Sole and Kate

SaskiGardens
Near the unknown soldier.

UnknownSoldier
The guards looked quite cold!

PresidentsPalace

Lazienki
Lazienki2
Pronounced "Washiyenki", the summer residence of Polish royalty once-upon-a-time. Really nice! It wasn't destroyed cos the Nazi's were sunbaking in the grounds :-) Well not exactly, but enjoying it, nonetheless.

Presentation
"The sign for 'Welcome' looks like this"

girl
The one I danced with :-)

2girls
Dancing (I danced with the red one). (duhh... my descriptions are getting worse!)

dinner
From L: Marcin, Jan, Dom, Pzshebeck, Dave & Mwa

Organisers
From L: Tomasz, Jola, Me & Aga

frenchies
From L: (ooh names are hard!) .... , Dom, Dave, Sophie/Stephanie?, Pierre-Yves, Vincent

Mountain
It was called "Giewont", and was over 1900m! I was sorry that i didn't climb Ben Nevis in Scotland, but this is bigger anyway! (I believe).

Bar
From L: Thanasis (in the process of being killed by Zhu-broof-ka!), Dom, Vince, Pierre-Yves.

me3d
OOh... This probably seems a bit pointless to you. I was 3-D scanned by this device. It was pretty kewl. We also saw a 3D display using special optics that didn't require 3D glasses... that was pretty amazing! It was called "4D Vision" or something like that.

Posted by Sam at September 28, 2002 09:32 PM
Comments

Oh man! SNOW!!!!!

You have to go skiing! It's the BOMB. My fondest memories of going to New Zealand were the hot springs and the snow. Everything else came a distant third to last :P

We only spent two days skiing but it was just so much fun! I guess its like the english coming over here and going to the beach :)

I'm wracking my brain for that C++ abbreviation but it is too late at night, and i've spent the whole day thesis writing! Oh the pain.

Posted by: Clive on September 29, 2002 01:32 AM

i have been reading your updates with envy,hope to read the next episode with the same anticipation. wish i was your water boy!! love nanna

Posted by: nanna on September 29, 2002 12:39 PM

Guess where I am Sam ?????????????

Just came home (Athens). We didn't say goodbye cause you propably been sleeping all day - we didn't want to wake you up- tired boy, rume (sp??) drinker. We left Zakopane about 11 a.m.
Hope you get quickly your Chex (sp.) visa.
Cya (i going to get a nap, xa xa)

P.S. Did you enjoy the sun light. At least we saw the sun after 4 days...

Posted by: Kostas on September 30, 2002 08:30 AM

Hi Sam !!! i'm better now at last!!!!!
i 'm waiting to hear news from you soon.
See you!!! Bye!!!

Posted by: Thanasis on October 1, 2002 02:10 AM

Hi Sam !
The spaniards are at home already. We had a harsh flight back since we had to sleep in the airport, it was very cumbersome! I suppose that you enjoyed your last night at Zakopane, with the banquet and Disco?
It was very nice to meet you and the greeks guys, somehow we'll be in touch
adios

Posted by: David on October 1, 2002 07:39 PM

Hi Sam !!!
You know what ?
We (me and Vincent) past the night of sunday to monday in Zakopane. And we see a clear blue sky with no cloud nor fog. It was fantastic. The mountains look like very nice. And we drink the last vodka !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Goog bye

Posted by: Pierre-Yves on October 2, 2002 12:29 AM

Hey Sam,

Finally get to read your travel log. I lost your address and therefore couldn't get to your site. Looks like you're having a blast. I'm so jealous. You lucky bastard.

I can't believe I read all that. About nearly a month's worth of writing. Hahaha, but i enjoyed reading them thoroughly. Let's start from beginning. I've just got little comments for some things.

What??? The English never heard of a flat white. That's appalling. And ooh Sam, how did you get Kylie. I am impressed. She doesn't go for just any guy. Hehe

You, spending on average $100/day, that's crazy, but then I guess you're loaded, full of cash, stashed somewhere in a Swiss bank.

You lost your address book. Now Sam, how can we ever trust you with anything else now. I'm sure you remember my address, but if you forgot, it's
kc_ht@hotmail.com
35 Forest Lakes Drive
Thornlie 6108
(That's in WA, Australia)

That was funny. A drunk guy at the club in Scotland pretending to be a bouncer, asking for ID. Well I hope you had fun there. Who's this Shannon chick. Any potential there. Well I'm sure you'll let us all know soon enough.

Your vehicle bogged on a road to Carbisdale, hehe reminds me of the time when i took a tour to the pinnacles and the coach got bogged at the beach cause the driver drove too close to the water. Idiot!! Haha

And you saw Loch Ness, that's so not fair. I want to see Lochie. 18 animals of the Loch hey. Are they unique to the Loch, or can be found in other places around the world.

Well Sam, I'm real glad to see you are having so much fun. Remember, don't spend too much money, you don't want your holiday to be too short now.

Sorry I didn't see you off at the airport, I was on my way to Sydney that day. I had the best time. I'll write you an e-mail to tell you about that, and what I've been doing and stuff. Cause i'm sure others don't want to be reading about KC in SAM's travel log.

Have fun, and keep us posted. You're doing a good job. Thanks

Posted by: kc on October 2, 2002 12:51 PM

Hi Sam,
i have just found your photos. Really cool (or "kewl", how you say :-).

Jan (Czech Rep.)

Posted by: Jan on April 6, 2003 05:19 AM