Last Full Day here

I've been bitten again in various places - don't know whether this is the same beast that bit me in Cieszyn or whether my fondness for green places means I've attracted another one(s). Big red fiery itchy lumps on my ankles, legs, torso, back and one on my face! Its not pleasant and I really need some antihistamine!

Took it easy today with a more relaxed walk to a large shopping mall with seat stops on the islands and a detour through an indoor market (where many greengrocers and florists seemed to compete for trade - they all sold the same stuff). The large shopping mall was like any other - shops I didn't even want to look at. Found another park behind the shopping centre where a huge round builidng called the Raclawicka Panorama. It was closed on Mondays so I'm still none the wiser to what went on inside it. The National Museum also looked shut or perhaps just uninviting so I took a riverside walk to the Old Town for coffee in a charming Cafe at the Cathedral. Charming because, once again, its coffee and cake- nothing else served. And the cake served is enormous.

Back to the Botanic Garden to keep under the shade although I was acutely aware of the small insects that were crawling over me and wondered if it was one of their relations who had feasted on me yesterday. And generally, I'm itching and feel I could take off the top layers of my skin. Also bookless,so I'm fidgety and unsettled. I have one book on Japanese Literature but its too heavy (in weight and in content).

After a cool shower and the addition of antihistamine gell, I had my last meal in the Main Square at a 'traditional Polish' restaurant. The bread basket was served with a dish (and not that small) of lard. I thought that it perhaps hid some type of potted hough under it but no, it was lard (with a very tiny amount of meat through it). This had already been served up on Friday at the Castle and is a delicacy here. It kind of turned my stomach to see so much of it.

That's it - the last post. Tomorrow morning, I'll be heading to the airport and then home.