After having stayed inside the apartment for the better part of a week because of Owen being sick and having hives, we were pretty excited to get out of the house. Gord happened to have the day off, so we went as a family to Old Town. The Old Town area in Warsaw was totally destroyed by the Nazis in 1944, and then meticulously rebuilt in the 1970's with an amazing level 
of authenticity. We visited the Barbican, which had some really interesting pictures of Old Town before the war and afterward. The area we were standing in had been totally destroyed. One thing you can say about the Poles is that they are a very resilient people.
In the centre of Old Town is the Square which is home to the Warsaw Mermaid (who has her very own legend).
It seems that we have developed a tradition on this trip that every time you leave the house for more than four hours you need to treat yourself to an ice cream cone.
Also in Old Town is the Royal Castle (this is a view from the back). Like the rest of Old Town, it was burned to the ground by the Nazis, and then rebuilt.
We played for a long time in the hedge maze behind the Castle. I took this picture of Julia to show how big the hedges are.
Also in the garden where the hedge mazes are was this random sculpture of headless sand people...
...and a giant fake rock.
After running around the mazes we went across the street (or under it, to be precise) to check out the Vistula River. It is dirty and kind of smelly, but looks nice in this picture!
I am not sure I can convey in words how much I dislike all of the graffiti in Warsaw. Generally the only good thing about it is that it is in Polish and my kids can't read it. However, I did enjoy this particular section near the river.
After we walked back to Old Town from the river, we went to this great Indian restaurant.
We left the house around noon and got back around 9 pm. By the end of the day, Michael was getting a little punchy!
of authenticity. We visited the Barbican, which had some really interesting pictures of Old Town before the war and afterward. The area we were standing in had been totally destroyed. One thing you can say about the Poles is that they are a very resilient people. 
In the centre of Old Town is the Square which is home to the Warsaw Mermaid (who has her very own legend).
It seems that we have developed a tradition on this trip that every time you leave the house for more than four hours you need to treat yourself to an ice cream cone.
Also in Old Town is the Royal Castle (this is a view from the back). Like the rest of Old Town, it was burned to the ground by the Nazis, and then rebuilt.
We played for a long time in the hedge maze behind the Castle. I took this picture of Julia to show how big the hedges are.
Also in the garden where the hedge mazes are was this random sculpture of headless sand people...
...and a giant fake rock.
After running around the mazes we went across the street (or under it, to be precise) to check out the Vistula River. It is dirty and kind of smelly, but looks nice in this picture!
I am not sure I can convey in words how much I dislike all of the graffiti in Warsaw. Generally the only good thing about it is that it is in Polish and my kids can't read it. However, I did enjoy this particular section near the river.
After we walked back to Old Town from the river, we went to this great Indian restaurant.
We left the house around noon and got back around 9 pm. By the end of the day, Michael was getting a little punchy!
On our walk home, I took this picture of the Barbican at night. It was a lovely end to a lovely day!
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