Warsaw is a large, but feels small, city.
While it is an "old" city, most of it was destroyed in WWII, so there isn't a lot of history to actually "see" other than what is in museums. That being said, it is a wonderful city to experience culturally, socially, and economically. We were able to see everything that we wanted in 3 half-days, leaving the other halves of the days to relax and recharge a bit from the long trip.
We also decided that three weeks is a bit too long.
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| We found the narrowest apartment in the world |
Warsaw was one of the cities where the Nazis built walls and developed "ghettos" to separate Jews from the rest of the population. The wall still exists in some parts of the city, but in other parts, they laid the tag into the brick, so you could truly experience the expanse of it. It is deeply moving to see and walk.
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| Ghetto wall sidewalk marking |
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Jewish Cemetery in Warsaw is what I consider a "MUST VISIT", if you are ever in the city.
Absolutely.
The majority of its "inhabitants" are victims of WWII, and survivors from the time are still asking to be buried here when they pass. I know, there are way too many pictures for this, but I found it absolutely captivating, and wanted to share it. We easily spent 2-2.5 hours here walking around unescorted, for just a nominal entry fee.
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| Jewish Cemetery |
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| Jewish Cemetery |
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| Jewish Cemetery |
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| Jewish Cemetery |
It is absolutely too massive for the caretakers to keep up with the entire place.
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| Jewish Cemetery |
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| Jewish Cemetery |
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| Jewish Cemetery |
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| Jewish Cemetery |
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| Jewish Cemetery |
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| Jewish Cemetery |
And then we just walked around Old Town for our remaining two days, passing leisurely through due to the fatigue from an ambitious three weeks of travel.
Most of Warsaw was destroyed in WWII, so even "Old Town" is relatively new.
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| The day coming to a close on New Town |
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| Old Town |
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| Old Town |
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| Old Town |
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| Old Town |
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| Old Town |
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| Old Town: I loved playing with the birds! |
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| Old Town: Happy Travel Girl |
