I went back to the office and paid the 17 PLN for Joan's residency permit, asked when could I pick it up and was told to call next week to find out. The only problem is they didn't write down the phone number on the receipt. So now I have to go back just to get the number. Sometimes you have to wonder about the inefficiency of govt. offices, other times it is very good.
A nice day to be outside so I took Joan out to Petit Paris for coffee and enjoy sitting outside and talking. Yes, there were still things to be done in the flat but she needed a break from indoors and she likes Petit Paris outside because it has 2 beautiful large trees in front of the cafe. One is a willow tree and I am not sure what the other is. Tonight she will prepare Creamy Salmon Pasta with Dill for dinner, another recipe we discovered in Spain. The cafe must be doing well because now they have all new chairs and a few more waitresses. to help. I'm happy for them but also for my cousins who won the building the cafe is in. In the beginning I thought it might be difficult for the cafe with a well established restaurant, Milano's, close to it but it does not seem to have an effect on their business. Milano's also has a cafe but with a different atmosphere and clientele. Being very close to So艂acki Park is also a good place for foot traffic. Their prices are a little high but for a cup of coffee it is a good place to go.
When you are done with your coffee you can either go to the right for a walk in one park or go to the left for a walk in another park. Of course, on the right is So艂acki Park, the most famous park in Pozna艅 and the one visited the most, especially on weekends. If you want more solitude, go to the left where there are less people.
Wr贸ci艂em do biura i zap艂aci艂em 17 z艂 za pozwolenie na pobyt Joan, zapyta艂em, kiedy mog臋 to odebra膰 i kazano mi zadzwoni膰 w przysz艂ym tygodniu, 偶eby si臋 dowiedzie膰. Jedynym problemem jest to, 偶e nie zapisali numeru telefonu na paragonie. Wi臋c teraz musz臋 wr贸ci膰 tylko po numer. Czasem trzeba si臋 zastanawia膰 nad nieefektywno艣ci膮 rz膮du. biura, innym razem bardzo dobrze.
Mi艂y dzie艅 na zewn膮trz, wi臋c zabra艂em Joan do Petit Paris na kaw臋 i ciesz臋 si臋, siedz膮c na zewn膮trz i rozmawiaj膮c. Tak, w mieszkaniu by艂y jeszcze rzeczy do zrobienia, ale potrzebowa艂a przerwy od domu i lubi Petit Paris na zewn膮trz, poniewa偶 ma przed sob膮 2 pi臋kne du偶e drzewa przed kawiarni膮. Jedno jest wierzb膮 i nie jestem pewien, co to jest drugie. Dzi艣 wieczorem przygotuje na obiad kremowy makaron z 艂ososia z koperkiem, kolejny przepis, kt贸ry odkryli艣my w Hiszpanii. Kawiarnia musi mie膰 si臋 dobrze, poniewa偶 teraz maj膮 wszystkie nowe krzes艂a i kilka innych kelnerek. pom贸c. Ciesz臋 si臋 z nich, ale tak偶e z moich kuzyn贸w, kt贸rzy wygrali budynek, w kt贸rym znajduje si臋 kawiarnia. Na pocz膮tku my艣la艂em, 偶e mo偶e to by膰 trudne dla kawiarni z dobrze ugruntowan膮 restauracj膮 Milano, ale nie wydaje si臋, aby wp艂yw na ich dzia艂alno艣膰. Milano ma r贸wnie偶 kawiarni臋, ale z inn膮 atmosfer膮 i klientel膮. Bycie bardzo blisko Parku So艂ackiego to tak偶e dobre miejsce dla ruchu pieszego. Ich ceny s膮 troch臋 wysokie, ale na fili偶ank臋 kawy jest to dobre miejsce.
Kiedy sko艅czysz z kaw膮, mo偶esz p贸j艣膰 w prawo na spacer w jednym parku lub p贸j艣膰 w lewo na spacer w innym parku. Oczywi艣cie po prawej stronie znajduje si臋 Park So艂acki, najs艂ynniejszy park w Poznaniu, a najbardziej odwiedzany, zw艂aszcza w weekendy. Je艣li chcesz wi臋cej samotno艣ci, id藕 w lewo, gdzie jest mniej ludzi.