Various times between Tuesday, 18-June-2024, and Sunday, 23-June-2024



Old Town Warsaw.

Beautiful, clean, cobblestone streets… a large palace at the center, colorful buildings everywhere… you’d never guess that it wasn’t the original.

That’s right – Recalling back to history, World War II was a thing. And, during said thing, the German airforce embarked upon a rather comprehensive bombing campaign against Poland, and Warsaw, leveling much of the Old Town in the process. It was then rebuilt… only to be systematically demolished by the German army after the Warsaw Uprising.

After the cessation of war, Warsaw’s old town was rebuilt, in a project that earned it entry into the UNESCO World Heritage List. Interestingly, much of the reconstruction was based off an old painting by Bernardo Bellotto, entitled Vedute.


All that contributing to the simple statement that I enjoyed exploring Old Town Warsaw quite a bit. The cobblestones, the old buildings, even the (reconstructed) defensive walls and barbicans… all of them were gorgeous, interspersed with beautiful shopfronts, crawling vines, and other little spots of beauty.

Interesting web-links, for those who’d like to learn more:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_Warsaw
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Town,_Warsaw

Tuesday, 18-June-2024, through Sunday, 23-June-2024



Throughout my adventures in Warsaw, I explored quite a few interesting parks and gardens. Some of them were self-contained enough that I isolated them into their own posts… but others were just a quick stop on the adventure to appreciate a memorial or two.

Most of these orbited around a ride I took one evening (yay electric scooters!) down to a large park that I could see on the map that looked particularly enticing. It was big, far enough to make for a fun ride, and seemed to have quite a few interesting monuments, buildings, and sculptures for me to peruse and appreciate.

Much to my appreciation, the trip was exactly what I’d hoped it would be.

A memorial to military engineers. A Greek-style building dedicated to Sybil. A gorgeous statue of Chopin. A Chinese garden. Seriously – so many.