Go, passer-by, and tell the world
That we perished in the cause,
Faithful to our orders.

Tomorrow, at 5.00 pm Warsaw time, marks the 64th anniversary of Hour "W" - the commencement of the Warsaw Uprising.

For 63 days, and with little support from the "Allies", the men, women and children of Warsaw fought the Nazis. Following its defeat, Hitler ordered that Warsaw be raised to the ground.

Here is a picture of the Warsaw Old Town at the end of the War

Here is a picture of the Warsaw Old Town today (it was rebuilt, brick by brick, after the war)

To see last year's post click here

To read about one sickening incident, see here

Credit crunched
Bull turns into Bear winking
Elvis sings sad songs.

and thus I am in contemplative mood. The travails of my seven fold adventure to the world of parsnips has since rosper'd my coat of all its longevity and I am like a cloud undressed in a circus! Thus, this shall be a light interlude (two weeks, gentlemen in the gallery, fourteen days, ladies in the dress circle) and in this merry dawn of turnip based entertainment I bring you a site from my everyday life.