City revived from the ashes: tourist places in Warsaw
Walking the beautiful streets of Warsaw is difficultto believe in the fact that during the Second World War this city was literally wiped off the face of the earth. German bombers destroyed 90% of the territory of the Polish capital, turning it into lifeless ruins. Fortunately, the Poles found the strength and ability to restore Warsaw literally from the ashes and today we can enjoy the beauties of this wonderful city.
The "gray mouse" of Europe
At first glance, Warsaw may seem soitself a "gray mouse" among European capitals - it does not have either the rich luxury of Paris, nor the aristocratic pretentiousness of London. But the Polish capital meets with genuine hospitality and a vivid national color, so close to our Slavic soul. What is worth only the taste of the famous Warsaw pies (vareniki in our way), which here are prepared with hundreds of different fillings! Polish cuisine is delicious, but high-calorie, and its best dishes in Warsaw can be tried literally at every step.
In the footsteps of Chopin and Copernicus
But not only pies are famous for Warsaw, but alsotheir unique inhabitants. For example, for a long time in the capital of Poland lived and created an outstanding composer with a world name - Frederic Chopin, in honor of which there is not only a museum. An original business card is a "network" of music shops, which are located next to the places connected with Chopin, and his most famous works are played.
The name of another famous Poles Nicholas Copernicusis also closely connected with Warsaw. It is here that there is a unique scientific and entertainment center named after an outstanding astronomer, which is worth a visit. The Copernican Science Center is a huge amusement park with a scientific bias. Only here you can see a unique robot theater, try to catch a tornado, feel a real earthquake, test your kinetic abilities and do many more interesting things.
City of the Merger of the Ages
Despite the fact that Warsaw was literallyrebuilt some 60 years ago, it has not lost its medieval charm. For example, one of the most beautiful districts of the city "Stare Miasto" was restored according to archival drawings and memoirs of old-timers. Therefore, at first sight it is impossible to determine the real age of the buildings belonging to the architectural epoch of the 16th-18th centuries.
Despite such a reverent attitude to history,Warsaw can be called a young emerging capital. It is noteworthy that the Poles manage to combine quite harmoniously in one city several architectural epochs: medieval, Soviet-communistic and modern. Such an unusual combination not only does not spoil the beauty of Warsaw, but also gives it special charm.
