Too content by half

Another interesting article about Polish politics from The Economist, an influential British magazine; the author states that Poland's problems - of complacency and introvertion - are those of a successful country, problems shared by the Western democracies. But they're still problems, aren't they?

I've been telling people for years that if they don't bother to go and vote, then they can't complain about the consequences if something unpleasant happens. (And that applies to other countries, not just Poland or England.) And I'm not the only one! :)

Germans better than Russians?

This writer, in his column today for respectable British newspaper The Independent claims that Varsovians feel more in common with the Germans than the Russians. Is that true? Comments, please.

Sighisoara

A view over the rooftops of the centre of Sighisoara, taken from the clock tower. This view fortunately avoids the sight of the masses of horrible Communist tower blocks where the great majority of the residents live.

Sighisoara

An image from my trip to Romania in July. This is a street in the old town of Sighisoara, birthplace of Vlad Tepes, known to history as Dracula.