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My last shot from Nowa Sucha, outside of Warsaw, Poland. This is from the...
My last shot from Nowa Sucha, outside of Warsaw, Poland. This is from the garden on my boyfriend’s family land, and I was ~enchanted~ by it. Photo taken at: Gmina Grębków View in Instagram ⇒
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The main square of in Warsaw, Poland, at night.
The main square of in Warsaw, Poland, at night. Photo taken at: Warsaw, Poland View in Instagram ⇒
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Another one of plac Zamkowy (Castle Square) in the center of Warsaw at night....
Another one of plac Zamkowy (Castle Square) in the center of Warsaw at night. Warsaw was so non-touristy, but there were still tons of locals out for dinner or coffee late into the night. It felt so...
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Back from visiting his family outside of the city, my boyfriend and I had...
Back from visiting his family outside of the city, my boyfriend and I had dinner at Zapiecek, which has several locations in Warsaw that made it seem kind of touristy to us, but who can resist a menu...
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One of Europe’s red squirrels in Warsaw’s Łazienki Park, which my boyfriend...
One of Europe’s red squirrels in Warsaw’s Łazienki Park, which my boyfriend says is the Central Park of Warsaw. It was designed in the 17th century, and the name translates to “baths park” because of...
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The pałac Łazienkowski (or Palace on the Isle) in Łazienki Park was...
The pałac Łazienkowski (or Palace on the Isle) in Łazienki Park was originally a bathhouse built in the 1600s, but it became the Polish king’s summer residence in the 1700s. My boyfriend’s uncle was...
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For an afternoon snack one day in Warsaw, we went to Restauracja Polska...
For an afternoon snack one day in Warsaw, we went to Restauracja Polska Różana to sit in its beautiful garden and relax with an iced coffee (which was topped with whipped cream and chocolate like...
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At Restauracja Polska Różana outside of Łazienki Park in Warsaw, my boyfriend...
At Restauracja Polska Różana outside of Łazienki Park in Warsaw, my boyfriend and his parents all ordered the chłodnik, a cold borscht (barszcz in Poland) that they add sour cream to so it turns...
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Warsaw’s Palace of Culture and Science, the tallest building in Poland, was a...
Warsaw’s Palace of Culture and Science, the tallest building in Poland, was a gift from Stalin in Russia in 1955 to impress the Poles with the wealth of Communism. But at this point, Warsaw was still...
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Inside the Politechnika Warszawska (Warsaw University of Technology) with its...
Inside the Politechnika Warszawska (Warsaw University of Technology) with its beautiful glass roof. Photo taken at: Politechnika Warszawska View in Instagram ⇒
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Warsaw’s street signs from different decades.
Warsaw’s street signs from different decades. Photo taken at: Ulica Próżna View in Instagram ⇒
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One of the super newfangled street trams in Warsaw, Poland. Not...
One of the super newfangled street trams in Warsaw, Poland. Not air-conditioned when we were there in September, though, because you know Europe. Photo taken at: Warsaw, Poland View in Instagram ⇒
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Found in what was the Jewish ghetto of Warsaw during World War II on a...
Found in what was the Jewish ghetto of Warsaw during World War II on a historic building about to be torn down, it simply says, “Do you remember?” We peeked inside the building through the windows,...
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This picture doesn’t really capture how cool this abandoned building in the...
This picture doesn’t really capture how cool this abandoned building in the old WWII Jewish ghetto of Warsaw was, but it was hidden away behind other buildings, slowly crumbling. A family friend of my...
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The Warsaw subway system is not afraid of color. (Also, why does every mass...
The Warsaw subway system is not afraid of color. (Also, why does every mass transit system in the world look more modern than NYC’s?) Photo taken at: Świętokrzyska metro station View in Instagram ⇒
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The Mermaid of Warsaw (Syrenka Warszawska) isn’t actually a mermaid but a...
The Mermaid of Warsaw (Syrenka Warszawska) isn’t actually a mermaid but a fresh-water melusina (of COURSE we knew that already). She’s been a Warsaw icon and a presence on the city’s coat of arms...
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A mural by Diego Miedo in Praga, which is the Brooklyn of Warsaw. (Or, more...
A mural by Diego Miedo in Praga, which is the Brooklyn of Warsaw. (Or, more accurately, the Bushwick of Warsaw, if you know your Brooklyn.) It was such a huge crime center in the past that my...
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In Warsaw, we took my boyfriend’s family for a tasting menu at Senses, which...
In Warsaw, we took my boyfriend’s family for a tasting menu at Senses, which is one of two restaurants in Poland with a Michelin star. It was less than $100 for seven listed courses and a million...
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Lunch at Polish McDonald’s! On our way from Warsaw to Krakow, we stopped to...
Lunch at Polish McDonald’s! On our way from Warsaw to Krakow, we stopped to see what crazy things the Golden Arches was offering in Polska, but everything was just a slightly altered version of what...
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After arriving at our Airbnb in Krakow (the top floor of a beautifully...
After arriving at our Airbnb in Krakow (the top floor of a beautifully renovated building with remote-controlled shades over the skylights for $60/night!), we obviously immediately went to eat....
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