Wonderful Warsaw, a few days in Poland - .
On
Jan Kiepura Sleeper Train Cologne to Warsaw, I had just dozed in our cabin when we knocked on the door. The train had pulled into a station somewhere in Germany and deepest we were joined by another passenger. After that, I found that sleep just would not come, my peace was broken. It is a strange feeling of trying to sleep on a train, something I have not done for some years, I was out of practice.In the darkness, all your senses are heightened, the trip is a flight of the imagination woven from the sounds and movement. Each bridge crossing, the tunnel can be discerned, rail ribbon invisible sneaks through your half-dreams, you keep alert, keep you awake.The train slid through the night, devouring the miles, cradling his passengers with a rolling movement. He slowed to climb the hills where she ran down with the gathered momentum. He pulled into the stations where the few adventurous shivering in pools of milky white light awaiting his arrival. I remained in my bunk until the light began to creep through the curtains, I stood in the quiet hallway watching the hovering morning mist on Polish agricultural plains.
At the first stage of
Warsaw Central Station you are faced with the dominating tower which is
Palace of Culture and Science a gift to Warsaw from Stalin in the Soviet architectural style. It is not particularly liked by the inhabitants of Warsaw, it originally represented the Soviet domination of Poland and is probably lucky to be still standing. However, it is a handy landmark to get your bearings in Warsaw.
It was a glorious fall day so after checking into our hostel Hostel Emma {} we left to explore the city. We conducted
Krakowskie Przedmieście , the grandiose street in Warsaw, marveling at the architecture, cleanliness and well-healed people while having a walk in the sun. The street leads to the summit of the crescendo that is
Plac Zamkowy {} Castle Square and King Sigismund's Column
- Remember John Paul II
- colorful engine!
- the flower seller
There was a small market just specialty beside the place where we picked up some delicious snacks for lunch, rolls of cabbage and mushroom pastry and a curious dish of cheese-shaped nuggets of local sheep, served grilled with a spoonful of cranberry sauce on the side , delicious. We sat on a wall, the place was a great place to people watch as the column serves as a perfect meeting point
- cabbage and mushroom filled pastries
- sweet treats
After lunch, we ventured beyond the square to the pretty streets of
Old Town . We later learned that the old town is not really all that old, it was rebuilt in the 50 after being completely reduced to rubble during World War II and the rest of Warsaw. Carefully this part of the city reborn, like a phoenix from the flames. It is a lovely place to get lost, the buildings are colorful and many frescoes or decorative plaster work
the next day we joined the Walking Tour
orange Umbrella Free , which met in the Sigismund's Column at 11am. Our excellent guide was Beata and started bringing the place to life, introducing us King Sigismund with his sword and the cross at the top of the column. She gave us the history, a truth about the Polish religion and a practical lesson on how to drink vodka in Poland, included a free shot of ice-cold vodka and fleshy {} I passed on this sandwich. We learned to drink cold one, with the right food. Beata liked her city, she was passionate, informative and his English was excellent.
On the walking tour showed us the house where Marie Sklodowska-Curie,
Marie Curie for you and me, was born. I loved the artwork on the building showing the two chemical elements she discovered. Polonium she named after his homeland
- Palace of Culture and Technology
- Palace of Culture and technology
We took a walk to the Palace Culture and science to have a nose around, but other than going up to the terrace to enjoy the view there was not much to see, instead, we found a park fall and enjoyed the afternoon gold. The next morning we had to be up at an obscene time to catch the bus to
Lithuania and continue our adventure is ...
Links orange Umbrella Free tour of Warsaw
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