Stuart and I hopped around Warsaw quite a lot today. We spent a little over 3 hours pounding the tourist trail. Crawling all over the Old Town, walking around the commercial area, and climbing up and down bell tours and ex-Communist cultural centres.
Snapshot:-
Old Town - 13th century cobbled streets. Beautifully restored medieval buildings. Small though.
Old Market Square - Picturesque. But touristy.
City Walls - er, brick reconstructed. Not very sympathetically at that.
Royal Castle - Reconstructed Polish monarchy pad. Now art museum. Meh.
King Sigismund’s Column - ohh er, missus
St Anne’s Bell Tower - the guy wanted cash. Nice views though.
Royal Route - pizza and coffee shop route more like
Presidential Palace - cute soldiers on guard
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - more cute soldiers
University of Warsaw Gate - nice gate. Er…
A fake palm tree in a roundabout - no, really
The Palace of Culture and Science - Soviet era architectural masterpiece with great viewing terrace
Upshot: Warsaw is a nice place. A little stern. A little stark. But friendly enough.
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