"I slept till WHAT time!!!!!????"

Busy first full day in Warsaw. While Ange with Kasia and the girls finalized the catering at the venue, ordered the bouquets, arranged for church flowers and ordered the transport to the church, the rest of us spent time touring the city sights and generally recovering. Nanny slept for 13 hours.....I truly checked every half hour or so to see if she was still breathing! Took a long stroll down busy Nowy Swiat and through lovely parks to Ange and Kris's flat, where prep for the bachelorette party was in full swing thanks to Steph, Jess, Becca and Mel. Taking our leave, we returned on foot and found an "umbrella pub" in yet another park for a draft beer.

 Warsaw is surpringly and delightfully green with lots of parks and footpaths. Light rail transit (hello Kitchener!) and dedicated bike paths that are separated from the road make it a great city to get around sans auto. KW and especially Toronto need to take note.

We joined Bruce's sister and brother in law, freshly in from the UK, for supper at a small spot famous for wild mushrooms, which are now currently in season. Kris and Dave then moved off for their own night of partying. I can tell you that it was a late night for some......! It is rumoured Mel had the best time of everyone....

Tour of Warsaw, pedicures and rehearsal dinner tomorrow! Seating plan and table decor still to be completed. Thank goodness for bridesmaids. Waiting the arrival of cousins from Canada and then we can say the gang's all here. Angela stressing and tired. Eloping looking like an attractive option, but too late now (I did offer a ladder and train fare many months ago)!