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Warszawa, Poland

Warsaw or Warszawa, is the capital of Poland and its largest city. Population 1,700,536. Warsaw is the 8th biggest city in the European Union. I Just LOVE Poland

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Palace of culture and Science

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Modern Warsaw and it’s skyscrapers… Surprising to know that in WWII, 2/3 of the population was killed and 80% of the city was destoryed by the Nazis in revenge for the 1944 Warsaw Uprising.

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Namiestnikowski Palace, built inthe second half of the 17th century. It belonged to various Poliash aristocratic families and is now the presidential Palace.

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Mickiewicz Monument was erected in 1898 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Poland’s greatest poet

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St John’s Cathedral. Warsaw’s oldest Church.

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Warszawa Syrenka, Statue of Warsaw Mermaid. According to legend, a merchant kidnapped the mermaid from the Wisla River, but local fisherman rescued her. In return, she swore to defend the city and now protects Warsaw with her shield and raised sword. Haha…

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Barbakan – part of 1200m long city wall defences.

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Warsaw uprising monument..

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St. Casimir’s Church

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The Symbol (P and W) represents POLSKA WALCZACA which means Poland Fights! This is the symbol during the Warsaw uprising in 1944 which was brutally suppressed by the Nazis.  Picture taken in the Warsaw uprising Museum.

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I took trams without paying everywhere i go..hahaha

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Złote Tarasy shopping center

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Underground Market in Central Station.
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Chicken liver + Beetroot + Potatoes = Unique taste

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