Sigismund’s Column (Kolumna Zygmunta III Wazy) in Warsaw Old Town, built in 1664, is a thank you to King Sigismund III Vasa for moving the capital of Poland from Krakow to Warsaw in 1596. (The Germans topped in during the Warsaw Uprising, obviously, but it was rebuilt in 1949.) Also: balloons!

November 30, 2016, 2:13 am

≫ Next: We ate dinner at Gospoda pod Kogutem, a favorite of my boyfriend’s family with good traditional food even though it’s in the more touristy part of Warsaw. I had bigos, or hunter’s stew, which is like sauerkraut cooked in red wine with hunks of meat chopped into it. (This was actually the first Polish food I ever fell in love with here in NYC, so it was neat to eat it in Poland.) My boyfriend’s dad, meanwhile, had this tasty pork knuckle.

≪ Previous: The Royal Castle in Warsaw (Zamek Królewski w Warszawie) in Castle Square. During World War II, Hitler and his cronies decided to steal all of the art, fireplaces, and even the floor before blowing up the place, but apparently the castle staff defied the Nazis and secretly organized to save many of the pieces . . . including the floor. WTF, how do you hide a floor from the Nazis?

Sigismund’s Column (Kolumna Zygmunta III Wazy) in Warsaw Old Town, built in 1664, is a thank you to King Sigismund III Vasa for moving the capital of Poland from Krakow to Warsaw in 1596. (The Germans topped in during the Warsaw Uprising, obviously, but it was rebuilt in 1949.) Also: balloons!

Photo taken at: Coluna de Sigismundo

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