Cześć (Goodbye in Polish)

Today we decided to have a very relaxing, typical, Polish Sunday.   But first off we had one last siteseeing box to check off, the Palace of Culture and Science.   This Art Deco monolith is the tallest building between Frankfurt and Moscow.  It's like Vancouver's Marine Building on steroids designed by a Communist.   It was a gift from Stalin to the Polish people. How could they refuse?

We headed off in search of Łazienki Park.  This enormous park was established by Poland's very last king, Stanisław August Poniatowski, as a location for his summer palace.  Following the sounds of piano we settled in on the lawn in the shadow of an enormous statue of Chopin and enjoyed a most amazing Chopin piano concert.

Following a trail down to the river we found the king's summer palace.  He built this on an island accessible by ornate bridges. 

After a brief rest we returned to our favourite Warsaw restaurant, Specjały Regionalne.  Last time we had Margita as our waitress and she was charming with flawless English.  Tonight our waiter was Bartek whose English was equally good.  He took the time to explain the significance of the Polish dishes and drinks and made recommendations.  Judy tried the mead and it was delicious.

It seems rather fitting that our adventure started on a musical note with Mozart in Salzburg and ends with Chopin In Warsaw.  An interesting note is that we stayed in the Chopin B&B and every night at 7:45 they have a Chopin recital in the salon.  

As we leave tomorrow on our way home this is the end for now.  We hope you enjoyed the blog and will join us again next year in Germany.