The next morning, we woke early and headed to the train station to leave for Warsaw. The train ride was uneventful up until the very end. Roecker and I mistakenly got off one stop too early. There we were. On the outside of Warsaw, with no Polish money, and speaking none of the language. After some unsuccessful attempts at talking to the workers, we set off walking to the hostel. We ran into a taxi driver having dinner with his family on the trunk of his car, and he agreed to take us to the hostel. We calculated how many Euros it would be and set off. I was extremely relieved to finally arrive at the hostel. We settled in, and then walked around the city for a bit before returning to the hostel for some sleep. Th next day, we woke up and set off the the Old Town. Despite its name, it's actually no older than the rest of the city. The actual Old Town was razed to the grounds by the Germans in World War Two. It's a beautiful part of town. There is a large part, and we ran into a military ceremony at Poland's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. It was a cool ceremony complete with a military parade. We explored the Old Town for a while. We saw the Warsaw Castle, multiple large, beautiful churches, and many memorials to the war. Later, we explored more of the city and stumbled upon the Poland Army museum. Unfortunately, it closed before we could go in. However, we did get to get some pictures of the aircraft and vehicles outside.

Military ceremony.
The Old Town.
The only remaining pre-War statue.
Warsaw Castle.
Monument to the children who fought in the Warsaw Uprising.
Monument to the Warsaw Uprising.
Polish Army Museum.
Presidential Palace.
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Thanks for update. I look forward to reading each one. I have done so day by day this week. When you get to Tn we will have to find some Turkish and some German food so you an be our guide.
ReplyDeleteLove, Nana Judy