Poland, 2006

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Warsaw's Old Town Market Square -- Probably the #1 tourist destination. The Mermaid of Warsaw (with sword and shield) is a centerpiece of the square.

Warsaw's Old Town Market Square, from a shop window -- Like most of central Warsaw, the Market Square was bombed to rubble by the Nazi's during the Uprising of 1944.

Castle Square (Plac Zamkovy) -- The base of Zygmunt's Column to the left, and the Royal Castle (with Zygmunt's tower) to the right. Bombed and burned by the Nazis it was blown up by them in 1944. Reconstuction lasted from 1971 to 1988.

Inside the Royal Castle (Zamek Królewski) -- The Ballroom with 17 pairs of gilded columns.

Inside the Royal Castle (Zamek Królewski) -- Copernicus, in the Knights Hall.

Inside the Royal Castle (Zamek Królewski)

Inside the Royal Castle (Zamek Królewski) -- Note the beautiful floors. Each major room has a different pattern -- like the entire palace, all reconstructions following the destruction of WWII.

Inside the Royal Castle (Zamek Królewski) -- The Marble Room. Decorated with portraits of Polish Monarchs.

Warsaw, New Town -- St. Casamir's Church on the New Town Market Square. Located just north of Old Town.

Łazienki Park

Łazienki Park - The Palace on the Water, commissioned by King Stanisław August Poniatowski and completed in 1793 just before the Third Partition. Slated to be blown up by the Nazis as they withdrew from Warsaw, it was instead burned -- rebuilding completed in 1965.

Łazienki Park; The Chopin Monument -- The Chopin Monument. A favorite meeting place. In the summer there are free piano concerts at noon.

Blikle's Cafe -- For over 100 years the source of Warsaw's best paczki.

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Inside the Royal Castle (Zamek Królewski) -- The Ballroom with 17 pairs of gilded columns.

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