Vibrant city with tumultuous history

Trip Start Jul 01, 2011

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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

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Stalin's Palace of Science and Culture	Construction everywhere as Warsaw thrives	Saxon Gardens behind Tomb of Unknown	All of Warsaws' Old Town Square rebuilt
As a country Poland's had a tough history	Bakeries had incredibly tempting selections	Stalin built 7 similar buildings in Russia	Meanwhile, Ben is enjoying first Poland trip
Outdoor cafes were a needed break;popular	Fake palm tree as art is very famous	Cross commemorates first Papal visit by JP2	Copernicus and National Science Academy
Pillar in this church contains Chopin's heart	Most famous bakery in Poland	Polands' Tomb of the Unknown Soldier	Artistic entrance to Warsaw University
Church of the Nuns of the Visitation	Pope gave famous mass here in 1979	Modern shopping mall goes on for blocks	Artus Court; we had perfect weather
I wonder how many sit-ups they had to do	Royal Castle is historic heart of New Town	City seems vibrant and growing economically	Helped drive Russian Bolsheviks out in 1920
Hotel Bristol is most expensive in Warsaw	Impressive reconstruction from annihilation	Heart of Darkness author lived here	Most people in Castle Square eating ice cream
Warsaw Pact signed here/Polish White House	Polands' national poet, Adam Mickiewicz	Cathedral of St. John the Baptist (1339)	St. Anne's Church gorgeous on inside
Concert practice in St. Anne's Church	New Town Market Square very picturesque	Never figured out why people feed the pigeons	I could never keep up with Lee & Ben
Population 1.7m before WW2,only 600,000 after	Futuristic new stadium to host EURO2012	Uprising infuriated Hitler;he destroyed city	Like a trip back in time to 1800's
Airport is Frederic Chopin International	Wall separated Old Town from New Town	Barbican-defensive gate of Old Town	Marie Curie raised here; now a museum
Still amazed at how many people smoke	St Kazimierz Church on Old Town Square	Hotel pick was dump in boonies;like bad dorm	Lee took this photo of Palace at night
Lee and Ben enjoyed Indian meal in Warsaw	From Warsaw:Samuel Goldwyn,Tchaikowsky	Poland & Ukraine gearing up for EURO2012	Mermaid with sword depicts spirit of people
New mall must be culture shock for some	Polands' tallest building was Stalin's	Prices & selection very similar to US	Polish Supreme Court has eye-catching design
Monument to the 1944 Warsaw Uprising	Polish troops victorious at key WW2 battle	Ghetto Heroes Square honors Warsaw Jews	Baroque Krasinski's Palace anchors park
History Museum of Polish Jews to open 2012	300K Warsaw Jews shipped to camps from here	Bunker where Warsaw Uprising soldiers hid	Nazis herded Jews into walled Warsaw ghetto
New Warsaw Rising Museum crammed w/info	Warsaw Rising Museum interactive w/video too	Warsaw skyline shows rapid economic growth	Wall memorializes Warsaw victims from WW2
Remembrance Garden at Warsaw Rising Museum

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