After surprising my Mum with a mystery trip for her birthday and landing in Warsaw, I thought I’d talk about my weekend there with you guys! we both decided to not be intense on this trip and go with the flow. As it was her birthday, she was in charge, so who was I to argue?
Both of us had never been to any part of Poland before and admittedly, it wasn’t on my radar. I’d heard Warsaw is a bit like a “lads on tour” kind of town and only good for big nights out, which of course, doesn’t appeal to my style of travel! Happily though, I can confirm that it is not like that at all and I am eating my words! We both had a really great time!
We spent a lot of time walking around and finding ourselves circling back in Old town. There was lots of unique shops that we found ourselves in and trying lots of Polish cuisine! We even ended up on a local food tour which we both enjoyed.
Our favourite spot was the Old Town Market Square. Destroyed in WW2, Warsaw’s beautiful multi coloured buildings were rebuild to perfection and is now a protected UNESCO site. You wouldn’t be able to tell they were rebuilt at all and I was shocked to find this out.
Also in The Square is a pretty Mermaid statue that gives Copenhagen’s Little Mermaid a run for her money! Originally placed in The Square in 1855, she has been moved around to different locations a fair bit in the past, but finally in 2000 she settled to where she is now. The Square is also a really good place to watch artists paint, pick up a little trinket or even just people watch.
That concludes our trip to Warsaw! I think the pictures do a lot of talking here.
Have you ever been to Warsaw? Is there anything that I missed? Let me know!
Seems like a chilled weekend you and your mum had for her birthday! Send my belated birthday wishes out to her 🙂 Also what kind of local cuisine do Warsaw have? Just curious
Johnny | Johnny’s Traventures
https://johnnystraventures.com
Hey!
It’s very very meat based! Think varying sausages, pickles and … vodka! haha
A local food tour sounds amazing – where do I sign up?! It looks very quaint and I must say, Poland is on my list but not Warsaw in particular… Might have to add it!
Check out Airbnb experiences! that’s what we did 🙂 Also I use a Viator too! they’ve never let me down.
Poland wasn’t on my list either but now I’d say I’d recommend it for a stop over/weekend at least!
These are some gorgeous pictures of Warsaw! It’s a place I never thought of visiting before, it looks really nice there! x
Lucy | http://www.lucymary.co.uk
If I’m honest, me either! It did take me completely by surprise so it might surprise you too 🙂
I’ve never been to Warsaw! Beautiful pictures. It really looks wonderful there. Thanks for sharing!
-Hillary
http://www.shmillas.com
Thank you Hillary,
I definitely recommend it 🙂
Looks gorgeous! It reminds me of other Eastern European cities like Prague so will have to add it to my destination list!
I’ve never been to Prague but I’ve heard good things!
Poland are so beautiful!!! such a lovely city x
Thank you Jess! Definitely make your way over!
yes! agree x
Poland is on my travel list, looks like you had a great time!!!
Thank you! It was fab 🙂
Wow! You wouldn’t tell those buildings were rebuilt. Very lovely post, thanks for sharing.
I know! I was very shocked too.
Thank you!