Warszawa - Poland's Capital City

In Warszawa we stayed with an Auntie from Dad’s side. Her name was also Anna! It was really great because she knew absolutely everything there was to know about Warszawa!

Warszawa was really interesting because it was practically completely destroyed during the war, so there are reminders of war everywhere. I mean this by memorials, but also by the buildings that are pre war and the buildings that are post war.

The old city, rebuilt and restored after the war.



We went to the old city, which is where the main city used to be. A castle was built next to it with a big wall that went all the way around to protect it. This castle is literally in the middle of the city.

 

There was also a Subway built into an old building and I thought this looked interesting in a commercial-food-company-with-neon-sides-in-a-nice-old-building way. A lot of Poland looks like this.



  

Old looking city with a brand new modern looking stadium in the background. Well done Poland.

The new city is where the President’s Palace is.

Close by is the Lone Soldiers’ Grave which is a memorial to all the Polish Soldiers who have died on foreign grounds. It was a really cold day and these soldiers barely moved an inch, even when we were taking pictures.