We arrived in Warsaw late afternoon the day before our Insight tour was to begin. We had time to familiarise ourselves with the city before the start of the tour.
We took the hop on hop off bus around the city on two routes and also tried our hand at catching trams which wasnt as successful because we purchased our tickets and the machine kept our change of 20 Zloty which was disappointing.
At the end of the day we returned to the hotel and met up with our tour director and fellow travellers and the coach took us to the old town where we enjoyed a lovely dinner at a restaurant outdoors.
This morning we visited the old town with a local guide who told us that the old town was entirely rebuilt after WW2. It has cobblestoned streets and medieval looking buildings all brightly coloured.
The Old Town Square is the oldest and one of the most charming squares in Warsaw. It was laid out at the turn of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Festivities and markets were organised here but convicts were also executed. In the middle of the square stands a statue of the Warsaw Mermaid the emblem and guardian of the city. Hanging baskets of colourful flowers are on nearly every building and the steps leading up to shops and houses are adorned with flowers and shrubs.
We took the hop on hop off bus around the city on two routes and also tried our hand at catching trams which wasnt as successful because we purchased our tickets and the machine kept our change of 20 Zloty which was disappointing.
At the end of the day we returned to the hotel and met up with our tour director and fellow travellers and the coach took us to the old town where we enjoyed a lovely dinner at a restaurant outdoors.
This morning we visited the old town with a local guide who told us that the old town was entirely rebuilt after WW2. It has cobblestoned streets and medieval looking buildings all brightly coloured.
The Old Town Square is the oldest and one of the most charming squares in Warsaw. It was laid out at the turn of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Festivities and markets were organised here but convicts were also executed. In the middle of the square stands a statue of the Warsaw Mermaid the emblem and guardian of the city. Hanging baskets of colourful flowers are on nearly every building and the steps leading up to shops and houses are adorned with flowers and shrubs.
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| The Old Town Square |
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| The Mermaid of Warsaw |
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