Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
It was one of these autumns when I decided to plan a trip to Poland and convinced my brother to join me in. We booked the Berlin-Warszawa-Express from Berlin, Germany with a stop at Wrocław. The train ride itself was an experience with different long stops within Polish no-men’s-land – because there is partially only one track and we had to let trains going westbound pass. Continue reading “Via Wrocław to Warszawa”
The Łazienki park (park of baths) in Warszawa, Poland is a vast garden with wonderful trees and a palace (Pałac Łazienkowski / Pałac na Wodzie, palace on the waters) at its center. It is with 80 hectares the largest park in Warszawa, built in the 17th century. Continue reading “Łazienki park”
The railway museum of Warszawa, Poland is quite special. It is located in an old railway station and you can first take a look at lots of exhibits indoor. The most wonderful part indeed is outdoor: on the tracks of the old railway station you will find lots of engines and waggons lined up. Continue reading “Cemetery of trains”
The national stadium of Warszawa, Poland is located close to river Wisła and is beautifully enlightened in the national colors of Poland. It was built for the UEFA European Championship and opened in 2012. It has space for 58.000 supporters and is today used for soccer, rugby and American football. Continue reading “Stadion Naradowy”
You cannot omit seeing the cultural palace (Palac Kultury i Nauki) when leaving the main railway station of Warszawa, Poland. It is a very high tower in socialistic style and quite frightening. It has been built in 1952 and it is 237 meters high – the highest building in Poland. Continue reading “Palac Kultury i Nauki”
The Pomnik Bohaterów Getta, or Monument to the Ghetto Heroes is an important memorial in Warszawa, Poland. In 1940 the German occupants created a ghetto in Warszawa to bring together the Jewish population of the town – to prepare their extinction. On April 19th, 1943 the locked-in Jews started an uprising which ended after several weeks with the SS burning down the ghetto.
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The Pomnik Powstania Warszawskiego or Warsaw Uprising Monument is a memorial in Warszawa, Poland, located close to the Stare miasto, opposite to the Pałac Krasińskich. Poland was occupied by Nazi Germany between 1939 and 1945. In 1943 there was an uprising of Jews within the Warszawa ghetto – which is not to be confused with the uprising of the Polish army in 1944 which is commemorated by this memorial. Continue reading “Pomnik Powstania Warszawskiego”
The Stare Miasto of Warszawa, Poland is the historic center of the capital of Poland. It was destroyed in World War II and rebuilt until 1955 in original style. Since 1980 it is a UNESCO world heritage site. And it is a wonderful place to be, especially in Christmas time when the area is decorated and enlightened. Continue reading “Stare miasto”
When we arrived in Wrocław, Poland, it was already getting dark. We didn’t have much time to explore the city and therefore went directly to the Rynek, the main place where also the wonderful town hall (Ratusz) is located. Continue reading “Christmas market”
When you leave the main railway station of Wrocław, Poland towards the city center you can find a crossing (Piłsudskiego / Świdnicka) where statues walk into the ground and appear on the other side of the road again. It is the underground passage memorial, reminding on the anti-communist movement in 1981. Continue reading “Going underground”