Morning in Warsaw

Today is a holiday in Poland, so we decided to take a walk.  We passed through the old city and stopped to find the statue of Syrenka, the mermaid who is the emblem of both Warsaw and Emma's school.

reconstructed wall of the old city

Syrenka, the mermaid

Emma by her school's mascot

In front of the Royal Palace

Buildings on Palace Square

We walked through what used to be the Jewish ghetto and now is mostly modern apartment buildings and high-rises.  The area was pretty much razed after the 1943 ghetto uprising.  We saw a few monuments to the heroes and victims of that battle, along with some graffiti that tells the same story.

Memorial to the Heroes of the Ghetto

Memorial to Leaders of the Ghetto Uprising