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Friday, July 11, 2014

Warsaw, Poland

Or last trip in Poland was to visit my good friend Justyna in Warsaw. It was really nice to see her again and to check out the Warsaw nightlife. :)

We went for a walk in the Lazienki park, which has a beautiful castle (though it was being renovated during our visit):







Close-up of a statue of a centaur:



I can't believe they put a plow on one of these!



Protesters outside of the Parliament building. I believe they want the government to investigate the theory that the Russians shot down the Polish plane carrying our president and government officials in 2010.

Their sign says: We are here every day. We are not always the same people. We have prayed here for 4 years for the return of the Smolenski Cross. We pray for Poland and for the Polish people, and to have a memorial for the 96 people that died on October 4, 2010 and for the truth. Be brave and stand with us.

I believe there used to be a cross here, but it was removed, citing separation of church and state reasons. Probably also because people would congregate here and protest. They now have a temporary cross that they set up. I admire their resilience.



Apparently, a Zombie apocalypse broke out during our stay. We saw them all over town:



The King's castle:



Old Town (mostly rebuilt after WWII):





Syrena, or mermaid, the symbol of Warsaw:



Beers on the square!



The castle at night:



Soccer stadium:



And some down time on the Wisla River (the same river also flows through Krakow):





We also went to the Copernicus Science Museum, but somehow I didn't take any pictures.

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