Spring is popping out all over here in Warszawa (Warshahvah = Warsaw), but these pictures were taken in the past two weeks when we had a bit of time to explore our neighbourhood:
Our apartment building from the ground up. Can you see Papa holding a red tulip?
We are in the apartment on the top left corner, facing the front, second floor down from the top. We have a glassed in patio facing the city center - fantastic view (you'll have to forgive the smudge on the lens):
The tallest building in the center back of the picture is a fascinating piece of architecture. We were able to get a closer shot of it from the 'Russian Palace' when we were downtown later in the week:
There it is behind us on the grounds of the Russian Palace and there it is from the viewing deck of the Russian Palace. There is a lot of amazing architecture here in Warszawa.
A couple of guys were hanging around at a building next door:
And a little further down the street is the television station:
Pretty neat looking building, eh? What does Papa have his foot on?
When we go for our walks we often have to share the sidewalks with parked cars. Parking is at a premium and everyone parks where they can:
Once we get past all of the cars we have to dodge the buses, trams & trains to get to the Poczta (Post Office)
Oh yeah, and the two-toned crows!
The grocery store, Carrefour, is on the ground floor of the mall. It's hard work trying to find what we need when it's all in different packages and a different language! My first major purchase using actual Polish złoty (zwoti) was a new jacket which I model in front of the fountain at the mall - all very chic, tak? (yes):
On the way back home we see a good example of the mix of new and old found everywhere in the city of Warszawa:
Old brick building in front of a new convenience store
Mixed in amongst the apartment blocks are blocks of family garden plots with flower gardens, vegetable gardens, fruit trees, grape vines, picnic shelters and garden sheds. We love walking past these on our way home from shopping. They are like a breath of fresh country air after rushing through the traffic.
There are lots of large billboards. Here are two from our street that you will recognize even if you don't read Polish:
We love getting to know our Polish neighbours. They seem to love it when we try to speak the language and are very helpful.
Watch for our next posting of a few tourist sites; Old Town Royal Castle, Rynek (market) & Palace of Science & Culture.
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