Michelle had a game night with a few girls in the neighborhood on Saturday night so the kids were stuck with me :) We threw the bicycles on the new bike rack and went to check out the night life along the Vistula River and in Old Town. It was mostly enjoyable although Kaitlyn was ready to head home shortly after we started.
Further below, Michelle and I celebrated our 14th anniversary on Wednesday so I took the day off and we spent it together. Similar to above, Michelle and I took the bicycles for a ride along the river and enjoyed a nice lunch at a trendy mall. We biked a bit more before heading home for naps on the couch and recliner before the kids came home :)
Jonathan chowing down on McDonalds in Old Town
Kaitlyn chilling on her phone while J and I eat...she wasn't hungry.
Royal Castle in Warsaw at night.
Stadium for the Polish national soccer team.
The legend of the Warsaw mermaid, or “syrenka” in Polish, is a relatively simple one. She originated from the Baltic Sea, where (according to some versions of the story) she had a twin sister, the famous Little Mermaid of Copenhagen. The syrenka swam up the Vistula River until she was at what is now Warsaw’s old town. She became the city's guardian and defender in times of need. This one of several mermaid statues in Warsaw and is known as the mermaid by the river.
It's no Bellagio but Warsaw has a light and fountain show during the summer months that attrack many visitors. We planned to check it out last year but it was cancelled early due to covid...we have it one our list in the near future.
The below photo was taken in 1948 and shows the same area as the above picutres. At the end of WWII in 1945, the Germans destroyed anything and everything they could on their way out. It looks like snow but is actually ash and rubble. So much of Warsaw and various cities around Poland were devastated and destroyed by the end of the war. The caption below says "work on clearning the area - the Royal Castle".
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