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This was a NATO Conference in Warsaw October 2008
Warsaw, Poland (here is the National Anthum-click pause when required)
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I lost the story that I normally write for each adventure. So here is my recollection - 3 years later. I will research and provide details of the buildings when I have time.
My hotel -NOVOTEL and a famous building which houses the transportation hub of Warsaw. The tall building is the Palace of Culture and Science.
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Here I was in a mall and later was stopped by the police for taking pictures.
Frederic Chopin and Lazienki Park
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Palace on the Water
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Monument to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
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King Sigismund III of the Vasa Swedish dynasty, is who moved the capital of Poland from Krakow to Warsaw
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The Warsaw Barbican is one of the few remaining relics of the complex network of historic fortifications that once encircled Warsaw. It was erected in 1540.
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I am standing in front of the Warsaw Mermaid. This symbol can be found on the city's coat of arms.
Little insurgent monument
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The statue in front of the President`s Palace depicts Count Józef Antoni Poniatowski-a military commander in the service of Napoleon during his campaigns.
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the fountains were behind the tomb
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And do not try and zoom in, that was not me in the buggy :)
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