Warszawa - in Pictures pt. 3 (Finale)

Warsaw has a palm tree! Well, its an art installation that never went away...

I found a random tribute to John Lennon and the Beatles by a fence in a Warsaw park. There were some candles lit, very strange...

a statue of Charles de Gaulle. He helped to liberate Warsaw from the Soviets in 1920, so they love him.

Nowy Swiat, THE shopping/eating street in the city. Fairly expensive, but fashionable!

This is Katarzyna, she worked at the Oki Doki Hostel where I stayed. Katarzyna likes jenga, and she will kick your ass in it. John likes to play jenga with Katarzyna, and is pretty sure she is the prettiest girl in all of Poland.

Warszawa - in Pictures pt. 2

For some reason the man above was walking around the park in a beer suit to advertise his brand. The park wasn't particularly busy, so I'm not sure how well the advertising campaign was working...

This is Poland's equivalent of the White House, where the president lives.

a view of Old Town (Stare Miasto)

the main square in Old Town. Although all of those buildings look old, they are rebuilt since all were destroyed in 1944.

the Barbican Gate, originally part of the defense system around Old Town, it separates Old Town from New Town.

Warszawa - in Pictures pt. 1

Above is the "Palace of Culture and Science", a 1950's era "gift" from Stalin. Everyone I talked to thinks its pretty ugly, and I do too!

In 1944, after an uprising against the Nazi's failed, Hitler ordered the entire city of Warsaw to be razed to the ground. 85% of Warsaw was destroyed, and you will find many exhibits around the city showing that destruction, or showing what the city looked like before.

Piludsky Square, a very large open space that has served many purposes over the years, including the first appearance of Pope John Paul II in Poland (his home country) after becoming the Pope. In this picture you see Polish soldiers walking towards the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Some very pretty moss in the park behind Piludsky Square