On All Saints Day the Poles decorate their cemeteries with candles and flowers. As far as I can tell it's unique to Poland and also not just restricted to Catholic cemeteries.This evening a group of around 12 of us went along to Powazki Cemetry (the oldest in Warsaw) which on this day is lit throughout with lanterns and candles. There are some huge graves and tombs there, containing Poles of varying fame and wealth and also a number remembering the 200,000 soldiers and civilians who died during the Warsaw Uprising.
The night started at Sarah's place where we enjoyed deeelicious chocolate brownies, and ended with a well-earned cup of hot-chocolate (with added Nutella!) courtesy of Kathryn.
We're off to the UK for 5 days tomorrow. Audrey gets her first taste of flying (aged a mere 10 weeks old) - please let her sleep!
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