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Warsaw, Poland.
Last year on the Good Friday, I had landed in Frankfurt on the way to Montevideo. I had a 14 hour halt at frankfurt, from 8:30 in the morning to 10:30 at night. Though I was equipped with the transit visa to spend my day at Frankfurt, seeing whatever I could, there is really no charm, atleast for me to roam around a place all on my own. Nevertheless, something is better than nothing and hence set out on foot to enjoy the beautiful city. Once I reached into the city, I was treated with a rude shock. The entire city was dead. There wasnt a single soul outside. It just took a couple of minutes to then realise that due to Good Friday, everything is closed.
This year, I am here in Warsaw, and kind of facing similar situation. Here except the public transportation, everything else is closed. Thanks to Preethi, she warned me to buy all my provisions in advance and thankfully I could. But the weekend was different. Since everything here is closed, I assumed there wouldnt be any life at all over the weekend. But no, on the sunday, when I boarded the train, the train was as full as a normal day. When we reached the Lazienki Park, it was indeed a festival. The place was flooded with people, which is not really a normal sight here. Apparently , everyone takes a nice long walk after the lunch on Easter, and what better place than this park.
The Chopin Statue:
This is one of the highlights of the park.
These Benches here , play Music. Apart from the music, wherever they are located, the significance of the place around it will also be mentioned, and this time, in English also :). So you would always find people standing next to it, rather then sitting on it and reading about the location and also enjoying the beautiful music.
A close up view of the Chopin Statue
Lazienki Palace, Also known as Palace on Water
The amphitheatre in the Park
Somemore peacocks
The endless walks ...
The Cathedral in Old Town,on the Royal Route
The Royal Route
Again, one more of the Chopin Musical Benches along the Royal Route
Information of the Buildings along side.
The President's Palace
This place is apparently a restaurants, where you get limited things for small price. Hence quite a frequented haunt by the locals here, especially by the end of days work.
Hotel Bristol. The most expensive hotel in Warsaw, again on the Royal Route.
The Square where once Pope John Paul II addressed the gathering.
The Eternal flame in the rememberence of soldiers who laid their lives for the country. The Guard is there alawys and standing still. Here you can see the change of Guards.
As old as 972.
The fountain behind this place.
The Warsaw University
This Canon is also inside the University. IT was used in many fights and had travelled to many places before coming back to its oroginal place :)
Preethi and Wiktor had translated the stuff for me.
The University Library
The walls decorated with scriptures in various old languages
And this is Sanskrit
Can you decode this ?
The pictures that follow are from the University Library. Its one of a kind and done very differently.
From the glasses, one can see the inside of the library.
This duck was acting funny...
Sounds Familiar?
On the Roof top
The view of the Palace from the roof top
We climb further up..
View of the River along side..
The watch tower..
The insides of Library, [ Taken through the glass panes, hence not clear]
The Library Structure
The outside of building once again..
One of the roads near the University Library, where car rallies are held.
The Art Theatre
This Eyewitness Guide, lent to me was very very helpful. It has all the details of the history and the significance of the places.
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