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Published: October 7th 2008
WARSAW 04.10.08
It's getting quite chilly here, enough to have to make a stop to buy some gloves. Around 10°. Last night we had a very nice group of teenagers in the room beside that couldn't stop jumping and running. When they finally got quiet we had the terrible shock of Tony Soprano being shot by junior in the 1st episode of the 6th series! But we had a good night and this morning we were full of energy to walk our way around Warsaw. Just by the Central Station we stopped for the first sightseeing. You're thinking about the famous Science and Culture Building that Stalin very nicely gave to the city? Not at all. We went to the shopping mall! The reason was actually more than you're thinking. In a place where they built around a lovely old town, one of the saddest gray modern cities I've ever seen, that shiny glazed contemporary blob simply looked amazing. So we just got closer to find out what it was and we took the opportunity for a coffee. We walked for a while guessing the direction to the Old Town and found ourselves in front of Ogrod Saski, probably the
most famous park in town. We crossed the historical park and bumped into a Sir Norman Foster's building. As it always happens is not a famous one, in fact is quite nice. But the most spectacular thing was enclosed in the courtyard. From now on definitely my favorite fountain ever in the world. Should have a look at the pics and video. It was like listening to classical music. Generic you would say, but I can't associate it to one piece yet, maybe you can.
Just a few meters behind Foster is the so called Royal Route, not too sure why, but anyway the Presidential Palace and other classical buildings line up on this boulevard. It leads straight to the Old Town. No need to say that the Old Town, together with the Old Ghetto, is the most beautiful part of Warsaw. We spent most of our time there and then headed north to the Citadel. We've been quite disappointed to find a security guard at the entrance and a sing saying Keep Out. So turned back on our heels. Back on the Royal Route I discovered how wide my ignorance is when a statue of Mikolai Kopernik (also known
as Copernicus) showed me that he was pole, and I just didn't know and never wondered! At the end of the day we had another two hours tour around the city to find a supermarket where to buy some food for dinner. Now we're so tired and I'd like to take off my feet and put them to rest for a week!
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Linda
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Love the Dancing Fountain and Photos
Wonderful video and photos of old Warsaw. You make a great team with the commentary and photography. well done - i'm loving each installment. LOL, me