Warsaw to Białystok

Day 18 - Although our train wasn't due to depart until 11:50, there was no reason to hang around at our hotel after breakfast. So, we had everything packed and were waiting for a tram at 10:00. We proceeded to the Central Station, helped some people at the station find the ticketing section, and got on the train that promptly left for Białystok.

 

Exactly at 2:06 pm we pulled in to the train station in Białystok.  I had set up Google Maps to show us the route to our hotel by walking as it said it was a 16 minute walk.  It was right.

 

We were hungry, so our first task after checking in was to find lunch. As it happened Jay had seen about Hocus Pocus, a buffet style restaurant right near the corner to the Hampton Hilton. What was unusual for us, was it was cafeteria-style where one pays by the weight of the food chosen.  The food was all labeled in Polish but it was rather self evident.  The meal was good and definitely worth the $15 total bill.

 

 

This city has a population of around 300,000. It is known for it arts and educational institutions. We could tell the influence of the students and when walking the average age of who we saw must've been about 25. There were so many pizza places around that I mistakenly wondered if Italians had once settled here. Rather, I guess it is the influence of having many Polish and international students. 

I think I'm going to enjoy our weekend here.  It feels like an it'll be an enjoyable place.

 

Train travel in Europe is easy and stress-free.  We had breakfast in Warsaw but lunch and dinner in Białystok!