Fourth Stop- Poland

I have arrived in poland after a long long long long flight from Singapore. I cannot tell you how long it was, I slept threw the whole flight. When I got in Warsaw, I went straight to my hotel, Hyatt Regency Warshaw, which my room for one night was $160 a tad pricey but a very very high class stay.

In the morning, I have planned to go to the Bieszczady moutains in the lower south corner of poland near Slvakia and Ukraine. I take a tour bus over to Lake Solina to do some water sports, such as water skiing.
What make the Bieszczady mountains so incredible amount of species of plants and animals. There are over 900 species of vascular plants. In those 900, 42 of them are protected in Bieszczadzki National park. This park is around the western side of the Bieszczady mountains. There are about 200 species of animals. There are Eurpoean bison, the brown bear, wild boar, lynx, wolf, and wildcats. Along with a variety of birds- the Ural owl, golden eagle, alpine hedge=sparrow and pipit. These mountains are 1560 km2 long. After water skiing I wanted to go for a hike and eat a sandwich i packed for lunch. after about a 3 hour hike I have arrived back at Lake Solina and took the tour bus back to Warsaw and walked back to my hotel.

It is now late and there is a show at the Amphitheater at Lazienki Park in Warsaw. It is located right near a pong and is perfect for this summer night. This amphitheater was built in 1790-1793 by Jam Chrystian Kamesetzer. What I personally liked was that there were statues of 16 famous poets in locate din the attic of the theater.
When the show ended I went back to my hotel and slept for the night.

The next day I have decided to walk around Warsaw and get a taxi to Krakow and go sight seeing. I pass by the Barbakan. This structure was used when the Barbakan were in battle. They take pride in this structure seeing they never got caught. This structure's wall is three three meters thick. This is a huge piece of architecture and was really interesting to see. It was built in 1300.
While walking around I pass by the Banking and Financial Center. This massive building was the headquarters of the Polish Communist party and Polish Peoples' Republic. It is now Warsaw's Stock Exchange, being the largest stock exchange in Europe. This building is someone modern and was built in 1948-51. I also pass by the Mermaid Monument in Old Town Square and snap picture.
I am feeling hungry so I went to go eat at Bagatela. It is known for its club style atmosphere and its Meditteranean/ Polish food, which I suppose was good, but I am not a big fan of Polish food.

I then walk back to my hotel and stay the night and in the morning I am taking a flight to the Bahamas.

Poland Info:
Warsaw- Largest and capital city
- Republic
- "Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north."- wiki
- total area- 312,679 square kilometres
- 9th largest country in europe
- Official Language- Polish
- Total Population 38,130,302 (2009 estimate)
- Great weather when I was there! 69 degrees!