Warsaw City Tour

It was said that 89% of Warsaw was destroyed in World War II.  The city I saw was relatively in modern architecture.  For some reason, they seemed all in gray color tone.  Not as populated as other 4 capitals visited in this trip.  So, there was not a lot traffic congestions and the sites visited have few tourist.  The city was peaceful and quiet.

Here are some photos taken from a city tour: 

Warsaw city streets which includes Warsaw’s Palace of Culture, Stalin’s gift: Built by 3,500 Soviet workers after Poland’s capital was flattened by Nazi bombs, the building now stands as a contested symbol of the country’s complex past.  A plastic made palm tree; Lazienki Park to view Chopin’s statue and Jozef Pilsudski statue; Umschlagplatz Monument in the Warsaw Ghetto;  Monument to the Ghetto Heroes and Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jew.  

In the City:

Chopin’s statue and Jozef Pilsudski statue:

Warsaw’s Palace of Culture and palm tree:

Umschlagplatz Monument in the Warsaw Ghetto;  Monument to the Ghetto Heroes and Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jew:

15 Day Kaleidoscope of Central Europe

This trip consists of 15 days, 5 capital cities of five countries and three other cities.  They are:

Poland’s Warsaw and Krakow

Hungary’s Budapest

Austria’s Vienna

Slovakia’s Bratislava

Czech Republic’s Prague

Germany’s Berlin and Dresden

Somehow, most of the stories told by the tour guide seamed connect to World War II.  Some of the cities listed above were spared from the bombing of the war and some were almost destroyed by it and later were rebuilt.  Therefore, some of cities have presented to you with old style architectures and some with new and modern style architectures.  Many museums and memorials visited were related to the world war II.    Each city is uniquely beautiful in its own way.  I hope my photos taken from this trip will give you a glimpse of each city and interests you to go and visit them. 

Wild Flowers at Soleado Lavender Farm

Soleado Lavender Farm

Located at the foot of Sugarloaf Mountain in the  Agricultural Reserve area of Montgomery County, Maryland, Soleado Lavender Farm is a family own farm. The farm opens to the public certain months of years.  Right now, the Lavender is blooming.  The farm offer a place for people who love wild flowers and nature with a peace, pictorials and quiet environment.  Here are some photos take at the farm.