Warsaw, here I come!

So, this is my first posting. There is a lot that I want to share with all of you, but I have just started and I believe there will be other times to sort of structure my thoughts. I mean after all I’m a strategy consultant, right? : )I’m preparing for an interesting trip tomorrow by midnight. I’m leaving Amman to Warsaw. Interesting, eh? I’m part of a working meeting attended by a number of people around the world to plan the launch of an “Executive Program”.
The Program is aimed at supporting executives at various regions better understand how to benefit from global trends in Information Technologies (IT) and not be driven by the hype or pressures from large vendors (you know who!). Coincidently, the Program is organized by one of “them” global IT vendor, however, I have full confidence that they are organizing that out of genuine desire to show leaders the way. There are no hidden agendas. The whole material is about strategic planning, IT Governance, global trends, opportunities identification, and business case preparation. There are no discussions of deep technological issues or promotion of any specific technology. I am proud to be an active part of the team who prepared the material that will be given to many executives around the world!
This is my first time to Warsaw, and I truly do not know what to expect. I’m having visions of European style city, older buildings, red roof tops, museums, musicians in the streets, and techno night clubs! Some of my concerns are language, food and missing my gym training (lame!)
I have done some basic research on the city and this is some of the finds:
“Many people still have an image of Warsaw as a dull concrete jungle, a wasteland of Soviet-era housing with little appeal. The city does undoubtedly have its fair share of problems and whole swathes of its suburbs are indeed dominated by the less-than-imaginative creations of communist-era architects. But there is far more to one of Europe’s most underrated cities, with a string of things to see, an impressive cultural scene and an increasingly lively nightlife. Warsaw is a real survivor – the city’s current day existence is impressive in itself.”
Taken from http://www.explore-warsaw.com/ They have a good list of key attractions as well that I plan on visiting some as long as my time permits *sigh* http://www.explore-warsaw.com/352/Key_Attractions.htmlI actually prefer not to do extensive research on places I’m traveling to in order to keep some space for surprises. Life is better enjoyed spontaneously with a taste of adventure!
I’ll share more with you once I’m back and hopefully with lots of pictures. I consider myself an acceptable photographer and will illustrate more about my photography in the near future. Wish me luck!