A night of Hungarian wine and Kebabs

I took my time getting ready, having breakfast and walking to work Wednesday morning. Work seemed to fly by. I spent part of the morning talking with Paul about the changes in my trip plans and that afternoon I confirmed my new plans with Harold when he got online.

I had lunch with Marcin and Wolak (also Marcin, but I'll use his last name for clarity). There is a decent cafeteria on the 2nd floor of our building although I can't read the menu. My favorite dish is Polish potato pancakes smothered in meat or mushrooms and with a side of veggies. I should learn to make them myself when I get home.

After work I grabbed some dinner at the hotel before Marcin came to pick me up. The guys had decided not to go to a concert that evening, and would save that for Thursday. Instead Marcin took me to a wine bar, Re, and we sat under the trees in the courtyard drinking a sweet Hungarian white wine while we waited for Artur and eventually Maciek and Olga to join us. It was a chilly evening, but still very nice. After it got dark we went inside where it was a bit warmer and found a cozy table in the back. I was charmed by the atmosphere immediately, with it's low cellar ceilings, exposed masonry arches and vaults, and candlelit wooden tables and chairs. Together we went through many more pitchers of wine as we schemed about how we would make our first millions by developing the next big thing on the internet in Poland.

We'd had our fill of wine and the evening was still young, so we moved to Carpe Diem Klub I for beers and dancing. After checking the scene and having a beverage we decided to move on to it's twin club Carpe Diem II. With a much bigger dance floor and many side rooms for talking and snogging, this was a very happening place to be. We settled in here for the rest of the evening. Both clubs have an odd mix of decor consisting mainly of motorcycles, maritime and military paraphernalia. I had enough liquid courage in me to bust a move on the dance floor, and I even got up on stage for awhile.

Around 2:00 Maciek and I called it quits and started back to the hotel. We had a good chat and stopped for the local fast food of choice during a late night of partying, kebabs, which are basically gyros served in your choice of roll or tortilla. At 6 zloty it's a decent meal for super cheap. Along the main drag you pass about one kebab joint every block. I liked it so much I got one for dinner the next night as well.

That's it for Wednesday, Thursday's post is coming soon.