Morning in Krakow, afternoon in Warsaw

Suddenly I feel very alone.  Brian has just left to catch his flight back to London where he will stay for two nights before returning to St Louis.  Meanwhile, I'm feeling exactly how I felt 5 years ago in Paris when my friends caught their earlier flight back to the airport and I had to kill a half a day before it was time for me to leave.  I could have and should have gone with to the airport because it would have been easier than the ordeal I went through with the Metro system to the airport, but I didn't know that at the time.

I'm a big boy and I can handle two days in Warsaw by myself.  I do have the contact of someone who is a relative of a friend so I do have options.  I can also walk around on my own and find a tour to pass the day tomorrow. 

When I plan my next trip to Europe -- and it is looking like there will be future trips -- I'm gonna make sure that I have traveling companions during the crucial transistions.  I can deal with arriving a few hours or even a day ahead of others, but when it comes time to leave, I want to share a cab or train to the airport and maybe even the same flight back.  Because even if you are starting to get on one another's nerves, at least you have someone to talk to while you're waiting for your luggage to arrive.