Day 30 to 33: Last Days in Warsaw

We're finally posting our pictures from the last four days in Warsaw. Kuba's laptop broke, so we didn't get to post anything while we were there... so here they are!

Palace of Culture and Science

One of the things we saw in Warsaw was an attraction called the "fotoplastikon". This large round contraption has 20 seats all the way around, and at each seat people can look through a pair of goggles to see a stereoscopic 3D image of some famous monument, location, or just daily life. The images rotate around so each person can see the whole show from one seat. It was a huge attraction at the beginning of the 20th century before people could regularly go to the cinema.

Of course we had to stop for one last round of delicious hot chocolate at Wedel :)

Isabel got food poisoning, so we didn't do anything for a day. When she was feeling better, we went to the new Museum of the History of Polish Jews. The full exhibition was not open yet, but there was an interesting temporary exhibit about the history of Jewish people in Warsaw. 

The architecture of the museum building is also really interesting.

On our final day in Warsaw, we walked around the Old Town to see all of our favourite buildings one last time. 

Lots of buildings and streets were closed, in preparation for the arrival of important foreign visitors the following day. June 4th was the 25th anniversary of the first democratic elections in Poland. There was very high security around the Old Town, because President Obama was going to be attending the celebrations the following day.

Preparations for June 4th concert in front of Royal Castle

After visiting the Old Town, we went to the Copernicus Science Centre. We had a great time looking at all of the very interactive exhibits that they have. 

Copernicus Science Centre

Afterwards, we rented bikes and rode along the river.

We finished off our last day by having a nice dinner with Kuba's family, to say goodbye. We then returned to our apartment, to pack and prepare for our 6am flight home. The flight went well, and we arrived home safely :) 

We would like to thank both of our families, who helped make our trip so enjoyable. We'd also like to thank our friends Cynthia, Wary, and Jon who were great hosts and tour guides. Thank you!!!