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Europe » Poland » Masovia » Warsaw July 20th 2015

Hi Everyone, This weekend was the Capital of Poland - Warsaw. My main impression is surprise at how modern it is. I was expecting some old buildings, with a bit of a run down soviet style being the norm. Instead, I got a completely modern city. The Warsaw uprising of WWII resulted in most of the city being levelled, so the Soviets had clean slate to work with. Most of the area surrounding the downtown shows this via the large and characterless apartment blocks and office buildings. The downtown area is a different story - thoroughly modern and stylish. Poland really took off after the fall of the Soviet Union. There's still an "Old Town" section that shows the pre-WWII character, but it's mostly reconstructed and not actually old. As usual, the pictures will show you ... read more
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Europe » Poland » Masovia » Warsaw July 5th 2015

The first stop was to the capital of Poland. Walking around the city, the first thing that struck me was rather an odd observation. How flat it was. As I gazed down the streets, no a single hill or bump insight. I later discovered this was due to Nazis just about bombing the city into oblivion during WWII. 85%-90% of the buildings were destroyed over the course of the Second World War. To be honest, I found the streets rather ugly and plain. All the building I saw were gone is a very Communist, Soviet Russia, concrete style. I was getting a very unattractive impression of the city until… until I wondered into the Old Town. The Old Town is the area of Warsaw that was untouched by the destructions of war. The town is ... read more
Old Town Market Place
Ice-Cream

Europe » Poland » Masovia » Warsaw June 11th 2015

As I mentioned earlier, we set out to visit this capital city of Poland with lowered expectations for a few reasons, (a) some Poles had told us not to bother but to see Krakow instead and (b) I was less interested in the Soviet communist influence on its architecture. But, one should not ignore a capital city that was so devastated in that conflict. And so we arrived by train to its massive main central station then headed out amidst heavy rush hour traffic to find our apartment in the old city. Our area at first appeared to be very typical of a European city apartment living area with nothing special about it to distinct it from anywhere else. However, our apartment was lovely and on the second floor; very clean with everything we needed as ... read more
Gee buys tickets to a Baroque concert.
Organ in the Church h of St. Anne, Warsaw.
Nearby our apartment.

Europe » Poland » Masovia » Warsaw May 3rd 2015

Day 3 - Dresden to Warsaw Well rested after 6 hours sleep, we headed into the old town of Dresden. The buildings are beautiful, and though in form they have been restored, the different coloured stonework is a constant reminder of one of the most controvertial acts of WWII. We all had an excellent german sausage for breakfast, and once back at the hostel, booked a room in Warsaw for the night and made a few plans. I should say a bit more about this particular hostel, because it was by far the best any of us have stayed in. Called Kangaroo Backpackers, it is owned by a fellow globetrotter, and you can tell: very clean, bright and cosy, helpful and informative staff, free internet, great location close to both the old town and to the ... read more
Rebuilt
Bastei as it was
Bastei 1

Europe » Poland » Masovia » Warsaw March 30th 2015

Remonty mieszkań to bardzo istotna branża w której usługi wykonywane są z najwyższą starannością. To dzięki ich efektom, dana firma może się otaczać prestiżem i bardzo dobrym uznaniem wsród swoich klientów. Biorąc pod uwagę największe miasta w Polsce, mamy zawsze do czynienia z najwyższym prestiżem, który może nam zostać zaoferowany. Posiadanie sprawdzonej i rzetelnej firmy w takim w potrzebie dokonania remontu naszego mieszkania, bedzie dla nas największym atutem. Szczególnie Warszawa wyróznia się pod względem remontów bardzo dużym rynkiem. W stolicy istnieje ponad 50 firm pracujących w tym zakresie. Jest jednak tylko jedna firma, która wie jak wykonać dla nas najlepszy remont Warszawa. Jest to firma z wielkim doświadczeniem, oraz świetnym podejściem do klienta, które cechuje się zawsze największą indywidualnością. Firma o której mowa, przeprowadzała już przerózne Remont... read more

Europe » Poland » Masovia » Warsaw March 2nd 2015

It was bright and sunny for about 20 minutes on the Sunday morning. The ability of the weather to change was a lot faster than it took to descend from our elevated tower block abode. 27 floors was a long way down. There was a number of opportunities to get a shot of the Palace of Culture in bright sunshine, but the time taken to get down and across the road defeated me on every occasion. Warsaw was soon shrouded in low cloud and mist. The fitness room in the hotel looked the other way over the 2012 National Stadium. Alas that too, never really displayed it's red and white exterior panels to the full effect. The Warsaw Uprising Museum is free entry on Sunday. A logical choice. We sought out the last remaining piece of ... read more
Palace on the Isle
Legia Warsawa Graffiti
Legia Warsawa v Podbeskidzie Bielsko Biala

Europe » Poland » Masovia » Warsaw March 1st 2015

The UK Labour Party has recently announced a Battle Bus as part of their pre-election campaign to highlight and promote women’s issues. There is nothing unusual in that perhaps, except that the bright pink bus drew more attention than any of the background policies behind the initiative. The colour has had more success at Warsaw’s Modlin Airport and the bright pink Scania advertises itself amongst the grey surroundings of the old military airstrip. We had tickets for the 13:50 and we were not sure whether this was the 13:30. The driver seemed unconcerned and 40 minutes later, we were deposited in front of the Soviet architectural masterpiece in central Warsaw that masquerades as the Palace of Culture. At this point, I am normally scolded for selecting a hotel that is too far to walk from the ... read more
Wilanow Palace
Wilanow Palace
Wilanow Palace

Europe » Poland » Masovia » Warsaw January 11th 2015

For English scroll down. Dziś z serii "Świat wokół nas". Robert zabrał dzieci na wystawę klocków Lego na Stadionie Narodowym. Najpierw byli w grocie solnej - to nasz stały punkt programu zimą. Dzięki pobytom w grocie Joasia doleczyła zatoki i oboje w zasadzie nie chorują i nie chodzą z permanentnym katarem w okresie jesienno-zimowym. Na wystawie Michałowi najbardziej podobała się "ta budowla, co ja na nią czasem mówię kościół a to nie jest kościół. Była taka wielka, że się w gablocie nie mieściła". Czyli pałac kultury. Joasi cała wystawa się podobała, tylko była niepocieszona, że tata nie kupił jej księżniczki z klocków. Na Robercie największe wrażenie zrobił Titanic. EN Today a post from "World around us" series. Robert took the kids to the Lego exhibition on the N... read more
Lego exhibition
Lego exhibition
Lego exhibition

Europe » Poland » Masovia » Mazowiecki January 6th 2015

For English please scroll down Jeden wolny dzień, bezchmurne niebo, minus sześć. Dokąd ruszamy? Robert wyjmuje mapę naszych okolic i zastanawia się. Ja zaczynam szykować prowiant. Jest pomysł - będziemy oglądać młyny nad Świdrem . Kiedy się szykujemy, sms od znajomych: "idziecie na spacer?", więc zapraszamy ich na naszą wyprawę. Pierwszy młyn wypatrzyliśmy na mapie w miejscowości Bolesławów i tam właśnie jedziemy. Kierujemy się bocznymi, często gruntowymi drogami nad Świder. Udało nam się odnaleźć zaznaczony na mapie młyn, a właściwie jego pozostałości. Nad brzegiem tabliczka: rezerwat przyrody. Rezerwat obejmuje dolinę rzeki Świder. W miejscu, gdzie był młyn pozostała tama. Na mrozie utworzyły się przy niej malownicze sople. Tylko na d... read more
water mill
The dam/ Tama
on the green trail

Europe » Poland » Masovia » Warsaw September 8th 2014

Augustow and Warsaw in Poland 4 to 6 September After crossing the Polish border, passing another derelict border crossing building, we soon arived in Augustow. This is a pretty town nestled by a lake and river. The town has cycle paths and walking tracks by the lake and river. We drove into the city centre and parked just off the city square, forgot to look to see if there was a need to pay for parking because it was a smallish town (!!), so got a 35 Polish Zloty parking fine (2.80 Zt to $1 AUD). Oh well! We found someone to ask about paying it. Tom found a pharmacist who spoke good English and she found out where to pay it - job down! The central streets were cobbled stoned, the large town square which ... read more
Warsaw Capital of Poland - Pam in front of Royal Palace
Augustow and surrounds in Poland - Tourist Office
Sunset over Warsaw Capital of Poland (3)




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