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Warsaw, December 2017

The old city in Warsaw is beautiful.

Warsaw Old Town
Warsaw Old Town
Narrow street
Narrow street
Paving stones on the road, tiles on the sidewalk
Paving stones on the road, tiles on the sidewalk
It's pretty gray in the winter
It's pretty gray in the winter

You might find some old lanterns.

Old lantern
Old lantern
A shabby lantern... skirt?
A shabby lantern... skirt?

The fortress is beautiful in its own right, but the best part is the courtyards near and inside.

Warsaw Fortress
Warsaw Fortress
Lawns inside
Lawns inside
Lots of bricks
Lots of bricks
Benches everywhere
Benches everywhere
Old city fortress
Old city fortress

Walls and arches.

Arches and walls
Arches and walls
Strange flecks of boulders inside the walls
Strange flecks of boulders inside the walls

Among the new architecture, you can find this kind of thing.

Corner of the new black building
Corner of the new black building

There are also glass cubes placed around the city with reproductions of paintings depicting the places where the cubes stand.

Cube with reproductions of a picture of a place in the city
Cube with reproductions of a picture of a place in the city
The place itself
The place itself
A cube with a reproduction of a picture of the place in the city
A cube with a reproduction of a picture of the place in the city
The place itself
The place itself

There are several vantage points in the city. Here in the old town.

Lookout in the old town
Lookout in the old town
View of the river
View of the river
Christmas fair
Christmas fair

And here's one at the Palace of Culture and Science.

The observation deck at the Palace of Culture and Science
The observation deck at the Palace of Culture and Science
Skyscrapers!
Skyscrapers!
Panorama of the city is great
Panorama of the city is great

Everything was decorated for Christmas in December.

Christmas decorations in the city
Christmas decorations in the city
Christmas tree and “carousel”
Christmas tree and “carousel”
The big cross and the garland fireplace
The big cross and the garland fireplace
Crowd next to decorations
Crowd next to decorations
Garland on tree branches
Garland on tree branches

Next to the Copernicus monument, a model of the solar system has been laid out on the ground. Here's the sun.

Sun in solar system model
Sun in solar system model

Saturn is the last :-)

Saturn in the solar system model
Saturn in the solar system model

At the Copernicus Science Center, we were stuck for a couple of hours. Instead of exhibits there are physics experiments. Spoilers in my head, but still interesting.

Copernicus Science Center
Copernicus Science Center
Fountains in Glass instructions, similar to Ikea
Fountains in Glass instructions, similar to Ikea

Happy holidays!

Large Christmas tree ball
Large Christmas tree ball
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