This is my first blog from Gorzow. I'm in an internet cafe just off ul.Sikorkiego, on a baking hot day, my second full day of being in Poland. The flat is really nice, the people I've met have been friendly, and Poland won in the football last night, so things are pretty good. The only problems I've really had have been aching muscles from the distance of the walk into town, and being without a computor of my own. I've even got a Polish mobile phone, which shows how quickly I've got used to being here.

Gorzow is much as I remember it, although bigger, and hotter, and somehow more real. Everything seems to have been scaled up, which is really strange as most places I revisit seem to be scaled down. Especially scaled up is the distance to the suburb where I live, which will necessitate getting a bus pass asap (maybe even today). I've found two internet cafes, my local supermarket, and my local park and bookshop, so really I'm completely sorted for a long stay (what else could one need?).

Incidentally, the most complex part of the whole journey was Berlin. Arriving by rail into Poland was lovely, but it meant a few panicky minutes as I kept on changing trains in the middle of Berlin with massive heavy bags, and wondering if I'd ever make it here. Train has to be the best way to arrive in Poland...

But now my time in the cafe is up, so I'm finishing here, and will continue writing when I'm next in town. So for now, do zobaczenia.