Warsaw
Warsaw is an interesting place. Spread out over quite some distance along the Vistula River the middle of the city is alive with restaurants but with older parts (though none much older than the second world war due to the havoc wrecked by the Germans) and a young population that is determined to look forward rather than dwell in the past.
This is obviously an eastern European country if you look around at the buildings and try the food. The people here speak Polish but often they will understand basic English…just do not assume they will.
Weather
The weather in the summer can be quite pleasant but the winters are often very cold (-20°C not being too unusual) though not a lot of snow.
Things to See and Do
I had a bit of a guided tour that took in much of the centre of the city…though in the winter, then, later an abbreviated late night visit to the old town but in the summer. A good place to start is walking along “Nowy Swat” from the middle of the city, near a famous local landmark, a palm tree in the middle of a roundabout (put there as an art installation some years ago that the locals have taken into their hearts)…
…then north passing the presidential palace (see below) then eventually get to “Castle Square” where you can head to the left and visit the “Old Town”…
Muzeum Warszawy ("Museum of Warsaw")
Located on the north side of “Old Town Market Square” (Rynek Starego Miasta) behind the false frontage of old buildings, I am told the Museum of Warsaw is well worth a visit.
Pałac Prezydencki ("Presidential Palace")