Today it's cool, dry, and sunny - time for some walking tours.
In the center of the city, an artificial palm tree takes the main stage.
In the center of the city, an artificial palm tree takes the main stage.
This is city has a different look than all those we've seen so far on this trip. By the end of WWII, 85% had been destroyed by German Nazi occupiers. By 1957, much of it was restored, some of it accurate to what was there before, but much of it to a toned down version by Communist over-seers. There are also now extensive and humongous modern glass and steel creations. Traffic seems to also move about much more efficiently with modern city planning features - namely wide boulevards.
The street below is closed off to traffic during the warmer months - very pedestrian friendly.
The street below is closed off to traffic during the warmer months - very pedestrian friendly.
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Even many large churches, such as this one, had been destroyed and rebuilt to their original look.
A statue of Copernicus, both here in Warsaw.
Poland's Tomb of the Unknowns - our timing is nearly perfect to watch a changing of the guards.
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Poland's National Stadium, built for the 2012 World Soccer Championship (FIFA).
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"Architect of the Rebuilt Warsaw"
Here's a segment of a tank tread, memorializing when a remotely piloted explosive tank was steered into the center of the above church and detonated. The exterior reconstruction is based on the 14th-century church's presumed appearance according to an early-17th-century illustration and a 1627 drawing, not on its prewar appearance.
Marie Curie's birthplace:
After our tours, Gerri found a Chopin-in-the-park piano recital.
And now time for dinner - we found a cool food court set-up in the brewery district.
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